BLINA STATION
STATION COOK
WA
Jumbuck are a fourth generation Australian business with large scale cattle and sheep properties throughout the country.
Blina Station is located 150km east of Derby, Western Australia in the western end of the Kimberley region with daily temperature during the dry season around 30 degrees. The property runs around 20,000 head of predominantly Brahman cattle and is staffed over the season by a full-time team of 17.
Job Type:
Full-Time
Remuneration:
Competitive Rates
Start:
APRIL 2025
Expires:
Until Position Filled
Job Description:
We seek a full-time Station Cook to commence in April 2025 and be able to work through until the end of the season in November.
On-station accommodation, food, utilities and Starlink internet provided
Homestead commercial style outfitted kitchen with a mobile camp-out kitchen setup
Key Tasks, Duties & Responsibilities:
The cook is responsible for breakfast, lunch, dinners and smoko for the crew though numbers can vary slightly depending on the station schedule.
As a cattle station, protein will be primarily beef and we are looking for healthy, nutritious homestyle meals to be provided.
Much of the time you will work from a functional and outfitted commercial kitchen setup at the homestead complex, though there will be times when you will be camped out and will operate from a mobile camp-out kitchen arrangement.
The cook will also hold responsibility in maintaining a high level of hygiene and safety in the kitchen and cool room areas along with managing the food inventory and ordering process with station management.
Job Requirements:
In our cooks, we look for experience in catering for large groups, able to forward plan and ability to provide hearty and nutritious meals. Familiarity and a love for living and working in outback Australia will be essential.
Previous work on a station is not necessary but will be taken into consideration. As the person everyone sees and interacts with daily, an approachable and positive personality is a must!
Job Benefits:
In return, single person comfortable accommodation is available along with Starlink internet around the HS complex with pay offered in line with experience.
You are entitled to 7 week’s annual leave and eligible for an end of season bonus (pro-rata for those who start after the beginning of the season).
Please provide your Resume, References and a Cover Letter in your application.
Further questions, please contact HR on 08 8100 1609 or ror further information on Jumbuck, please visit www.jumbuck.com.au.
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