Are you creative in the kitchen, enjoy forward planning and keen for an outback adventure?
If you have an appreciation for rural living and like being part of a close-knit team, this could be just the role for you!
Jumbuck is a fourth-generation Australian pastoral business, operating large-scale sheep and cattle stations across the country. We're currently seeking a full-time Station Cook to join the team at Bulgunnia Station.
Bulgunnia Station is a large Merino sheep property located in outback South Australia, approximately 4.5 hours north-west of Port Augusta, just off the Stuart Highway, with easy access to Glendambo and Coober Pedy.
Preparing home-style, nutritious breakfasts, lunches, dinners and smokos for a small crew of around 6-7 people
Running the day-to-day operations of the cookhouse, including menu planning and ordering
Keeping the kitchen and dining areas clean, organised and welcoming
Caring for the chook's as part of station life
Maintaining the homestead gardens, including veggie patches
If you've cooked for groups and have experience in a station, rural, roadhouse or similar setting — or you're ready to swap traffic for wide open spaces — we'd love to hear from you.
Your own accommodation
Starlink WiFi
All meals provided
Attractive day rate
Ongoing bonus structure
6 weeks annual leave
Applications are now open via the APPLY NOW button, come and experience outback station life with us.
We are Jumbuck – a large sheep and cattle producer, with properties across Australia.
We have a broad range of jobs for station workers, and a passion for supporting our staff to develop their careers within the pastoral industry.
Established in 1888, the MacLachlan family began the business by growing wool at Paratoo Station, near Yunta, South Australia.
We are a proud, family-run and wholly Australian-owned business, producing natural and sustainable livestock and wool to Australia and the world.
You can find us in South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia. It’s our love of the land, pride in our people and care for our livestock that defines us.
Our properties and staff are diverse and we hold a strong commitment to sound livestock and land care management.
Current employment opportunities vary, but a love of the Australian outback and its lifestyle, a sense of adventure, the reward that comes from overcoming a challenge and the ability to forge lifelong friendships are a must.
Our Stations
Jumbuck has 9 properties in South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.
Our stations comprise of extensive pastoral operations, running sheep on large stations in the NSW and SA, and cattle in the West Kimberley of WA.
Our People Are Our Family
With up to 130 staff at peak times, we’re prepared to give people a go and offer the unique opportunity to live and work on the land, develop skills and advance careers.
We prefer to appoint managers and overseers from within – hence a secure, varied and rewarding career path for those who love station work, and seek long-term involvement in the pastoral industry.
