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 a smart thing to do.
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