Maintenance Planner (E&I)

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 Yara Pilbara

The Yara Pilbara Fertilisers' plant is one of the largest ammonia production sites in the world and we have also taken the ammonia process further downstream with the Yara Pilbara Nitrates Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) plant, a joint venture with Orica. Together with ENGIE, Yara Pilbara will also build a renewable hydrogen plant to produce renewable ammonia.

Find out more about:

Yara International: Yara International | Responsibly feed the world and protect the planet
Yara Pilbara: Yara Pilbara | Yara Australia

We are always looking for ambitious and curious-minded colleagues who are keen to make a difference, whilst residing in the nearby coastal city of Karratha, Western Australia, a key community in the region with a resource focus and a relaxed, friendly lifestyle. All Karratha-based roles offered are on a residential basis.

Responsibilities

Looking for an exciting new challenge?

Yara are seeking applications for their permanent full-time role of Maintenance Planner (EI).
Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, the Maintenance Planner (EI) plans and schedules the corrective, preventive and predictive electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities throughout the ammonia plant.

The primary responsibilities include:

Comply with the “Safe by Choice” initiative.
Interact closely with the Maintenance Coordinator and Production Coordinator for manpower and resource allocation.
Analyze job scope and prepare tasks.
Attend and participate in weekly Gatekeeping and Planning meetings.
Check and verify material stock availability and issue materials prior to planning tasks.
Verify and assign task resources as required.
Plan and arrange external resources as needed.
Interact with other disciplines and functions – Maintenance, Engineering, Production, Contractors, etc.
Ensure the realization of the goals for the specific discipline by planning and organizing all activities related to maintenance within the department.
Quality assure the framework of laws and regulations, organizational policies, and performance criteria to ensure the quality of products, customer relations, process safety, environmental impact, labor relations, manufacturing costs, and budgets.
Cooperate with maintenance coordinators, specialists/ reliability engineers for complex problems.
Contribute to ensure implementation of safe work practices by maintenance team and contractors.
Assist in preparation of maintenance KPI reports.
Contribute to implementation of safe work practices by own team of employees and contractors.
Work closely with Production Coordinators for preparing current and future maintenance schedules
Demonstrate a positive attitude and the ability to work systematically and composedly during normal operations, turnarounds, and emergency situations to meet business requirements.
Coordinate and follow up on work progress to ensure targets are met, involving all stakeholders and participation of various disciplines/work groups as applicable.

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Profile

A Grade Electrical License is essential
Minimum 2 years previous experience as a planner
Strong SAP skills are essential
Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar industry (Petrochemical, Gas Processing or Oil Refining)
TAFE/ CERT III or IV equivalent or Diploma, training in electrical engineering at level 4 and a wide experience within the working area.
Intermediate/Advanced MS Office suite experience.
Understanding of relevant industry statutory standards and regulations. Familiar with industry environmental standards and practices.
Fluent English (verbal and written) is essential.
Australian/New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary work visa holders are not eligible for this role.

Additional Information

Yara celebrates diversity in all operations, practices, and engagement. We encourage people from all walks of life, experience, skills, genders and orientations, races, and backgrounds to apply for opportunities within our growing business.

Our values have diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation, and everyone is part of our success.

For more information on Yara International please access www.yara.com.au

Yara reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date without prior notice.

What's On Offer?

Complimentary Karratha housing for duration of employment
5 weeks of paid annual leave
Optional RDO roster (including 16 accrued Rostered Days Off per calendar year))
$35,000 per annum regional location allowance
$1,000 annual Health and Wellness allowance
Annual bonus program with a target of one month’s base salary
$3,000 p.a. electricity/water utility reimbursement
Flights for yourself and dependents, twice per year, after initial service period
Relocation assistance
As well as 6 months paid primary parental leave, culturally diverse workforce with a DEI Ambassador program, salary packaging, and active Social Club

Apply no later than

Friday 16 May 2025

Knowledge grows through differences
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.