Production Manager

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 Fertilisers

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 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.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Plant Manager, as part of the senior leadership team the YPF Production Manager will assume full responsibility for delivering the business strategy and planning within the production and operations scope of the Ammonia plant and associated Utilities for site wide use.

This role will lead and develop the Operations team members and work collaboratively with all departments.

The primary responsibilities include:

Responsibility for reaching the environmental, safety, reliability (volume and energy) and financial targets of the ammonia plant.
Guiding the Superintendents, Shift supervisors/crews and Support team in performance-based management and competence development, ensuring a full operational and skilled team, prepared for normal operations and emergencies, start-ups and shutdowns.
Close, collaborative partnering with all departments for resources required for optimal production and operational activities.
Continuously strive to achieve operational excellence in overall site operations linking with full site, regional and corporate teams for success and efficiencies.
Leading by example and fostering a culture that exemplifies Yara’s safe by choice approach
Achieve operational and financial objectives in compliance with Yara safety and quality standards.
Set operational priorities and optimise resources to improve production efficiency.
Ensure competency development, to support safe and reliable operations.
Review and develop production processes and lead continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure that the site is compliant with the relevant Yara standards including TOPS.
Collaborate with other Departments, to ensure the optimum utilisation of resources
Establish site-specific policies and procedures based on the framework set by the Yara Steering System to prevent accidents and emissions to the environment, guaranteeing it is being supported by adequate organization and proper tools.
Streamline processes across the Ammonia plant
Role model Yara’s values
Foster and maintain a network with the Yara corporate colleagues in the technical disciplines of relevance.
Budget development and management to agreed expenditure
Participate as a member of the Yara Pilbara site leadership team

As a leader within Yara, in the Leadership Behaviors (Live the Strategy, Be the Change, Explore and Adapt, Build Trust, Learn and Grow) will be an essential part of your role and ongoing development.

Profile

Bachelor’s Degree in process or chemical engineering
At least 5 years of relevant senior leadership experience
Minimum of 10 years within a position in the Chemical/petrochemical industry, preferably in an Ammonia or Methanol Plant environment
Experience leading change, driving production optimisation and plant process reliability
Possess a high level of communication skills - verbal and written English
Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 applications.

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.

This position will be available to occupy onwards from November 2025. Early recruitment is underway to support a planned handover period.

What's On Offer For a Local Contract?

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

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.