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.

Find out more about:

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

Apply no later than

18 June 2026

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

Recruitment Agencies

Yara engages recruitment agencies by invitation only. Please no unsolicited contact regarding this role.

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.