Mechanical Static Engineer (Maintenance)
We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges – resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.
About the role
This permanent full‐time role reports to the Engineering & Reliability Superintendent and plays a critical part in ensuring the availability and optimum operation of static equipment assets at Yara Pilbara.
What you'll do day‐to‐day
* Provide mechanical engineering support for plant equipment
* Analyse equipment failures and lead root cause investigations
* Optimise preventive maintenance strategies and tasks
* Support daily maintenance activities and planning
* Develop repair methodologies for major repairs of static equipment such as storage tanks, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, piping systems, and structural supports
* Review and manage spare parts and critical spares
* Maintain accurate equipment data in SAP and improve data quality.
* Provide design and engineering support for pressure vessels and piping systems, including verifying calculations, selecting materials, and reviewing fabrication drawings and vendor documents
* Ensure compliance with engineering standards and codes such as ASME, API, and relevant ISO standards
* Lead and support static equipment projects, coordinating with process, piping, and structural engineers
* Prepare and publish maintenance procedures and work instructions
* Coordinate Management of Change (MOC) processes and actions
* Ensure compliance with technical standards, procedures, and industry best practice
* Supervise overhauls and projects, ensuring quality and documentation sign‐off
* Act as site Subject Matter Expert for static equipment
* Collaborate with inspection teams to implement risk‐based inspection outcomes
* Identify performance trends and improvement opportunities
* Deliver training on equipment reliability and maintenance practice
Your work‐life balance
* 5 weeks paid annual leave
* Optional RDO roster delivering 16 additional paid days off per year
* Residential role based in Karratha – no FIFO
What's on offer
* Complimentary employer‐provided housing
* $35,000 per year regional location allowance
* Annual bonus – target of up to one month's base salary
* $1,000 per year Health and Wellness allowance
* $3,000 per year utilities reimbursement (electricity/water)
* Flights for you and your dependents, twice per year (after initial service period)
* Relocation assistance
* 6 months paid primary parental leave
* Salary packaging and active Social Club
Why Yara?
* Low turnover, long‐tenured workforce
* Strong internal promotion culture
* Long‐term career stability with a leading global organisation
About you
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Full member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
* Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar industry as a Maintenance Static Equipment Engineer (petrochemical, gas processing, or oil refining)
* Strong SAP skills are a distinct advantage, along with intermediate to advanced MS Office experience
* Knowledge of pressure vessel design, piping engineering, finite element analysis (FEA), stress analysis (PSA), materials engineering, and RBI methodology
* Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PV Elite, CAESAR II, ANSYS, or similar engineering software is highly desirable
* Fluent English (verbal and written) is essential
About the Unit
Yara Pilbara is part of Yara International, a global crop nutrition company. The Pilbara site is one of the world's largest ammonia production facilities, with downstream processing through the Yara Pilbara Nitrates Technical Ammonium Nitrate plant, a joint venture with Orica. Together with ENGIE, Yara Pilbara is also developing a renewable hydrogen plant to produce renewable ammonia.
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.
As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.
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