HR Officer

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.

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 are also building 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 

Looking for an exciting new challenge?  

Yara are seeking applications for their permanent full-time role of HR Officer.  

Reporting to the Recruitment Coordinator, the HR Officer supports the HR team, with a focus on recruitment, onboarding, payroll processes, employee assistance and administration. 

This position is responsible for the delivery of a high quality, flexible service, responsive to the needs of the organisation, and in line with legislative requirements and best practice. 

The primary responsibilities include: 

• Champion Yara's values of Curiosity, Accountability, Collaboration and Ambition 
• End to end recruitment 
• Manage employee relocations 
• Employee on-boarding, orientation and off-boarding 
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders 
• Occasional travel to site (Karratha), as required 
• Employee Support - Respond to employee queries in a timely manner 
• Employee benefits – tracking and approvals 
• Support in HR audits and compliance checks. 
• Support annual HR processes 
• Support the monthly payroll process 
• Assist with the employee housing process 
• Support the arrival and departure process for International Assignees and immigration processes 
• Support and coordinate company events and initiatives. 
• HR projects and tasks as directed 
• Manage the probationary review process 
• Processing invoices and raising Purchase Orders in SAP 
• Complete internal and external reports and audits 
• Administrative tasks including file and document management 
• Ad-hoc tasks as directed 

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• Certificate IV in Human Resource Management or similar  
• Diploma in Human Resources is advantageous  
• Bachelor's Degree in related field is desirable 
• Minimum three to five years relevant experience in HR, ideally within the manufacturing or resources sector  
• Payroll processing or support experience is desirable 
• Proficiency Knowledge of SAP Success Factors or equivalent HR Information Systems  
• Strong Microsoft Office skills 
• Fluent written and spoken English is essential 
• Australian/New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary work visa holders are not eligible for this role. 

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.  

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

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

• Industry-leading 6 months paid primary parental leave  
• Flexible work arrangements (as well as optional RDO roster (including 16 accrued Rostered Days Off per calendar year)) 
• 5 weeks of paid annual leave 
• $1,000 annual Health and Wellness allowance 
• Annual bonus program with a target of one month's base salary 
• Salary packaging available 
• Wellness programs 
• Culturally diverse workforce with a DEI Ambassador program 
• Active Social Club 

Tuesday 7 October 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.