Station Cooks | Various Stations | QLD

The Station Cook / Homestead Help will maintain the gardens, some domestic cleaning and cooking meals for the crew.

For this position, you will need to be organised, friendly, and most importantly, enjoy the outdoors and cooking hearty and nutritious meals.
 
All roles are based in QLD, the combination of tasks differs per station, size of crew etc. 

We have three positions across QLD for Station cooks, which include some homestead help / gardening depending on the location. 

As the Station Cook / Homestead Help your day-to-day duties will vary, including things similar to the below:

• Positions include cooking breakfast, smoko, lunch and dinners for the crew and contractors and guest when the required or a combination of depending on the station.

• Provide nutritious, healthy and hearty meals

• If required maintaining gardens, mowing, whipper snipping, weeding, mulching and pruning around the house, living quarters and broader property

• Ensuring the living quarters, recreational room and amenities are clean and tidy

• If required maintaining the overall property appearance

• Changing linen and cleaning guest quarters, as require

• Stores pickup when needed

• Have a flexible and agile mindset, with the ability to undertake varied station tasks

• Enjoy working autonomously with limited direction for some tasks, but also enjoy working with the Station Services Coordinator on other tasks you'll do together

• Have sound knowledge of gardening, cleaning, domestic functions and hygiene practices

• Be able to prioritise workloads

• Have some experience cooking for small groups

• Enjoy the unique lifestyle a remote cattle station offers

• Hold a current manual Drivers Licence

• Centrally located NAPCo station

• Full-time positions - competitive day rate, generous annual leave entitlements, season completion bonus

• Meals and single air-conditioned; self-contained accommodation provided 

• NAPCo stations have a great social environment and give all employees the chance to attend our annual Station Challenge, ad-hoc campdrafts, sports days, fishing, camping etc.

For more information on this opportunity, please phone 0429 399 630 or email hr@napco.com.au.

NAPCo is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces, promotes and values diversity and inclusion.

PLEASE NOTE:

• No pets

• No couples positions will be considered as there are no other roles available at these locations

Pre-employment requirements Prior to commencement, all new employees are required to undertake an Australian National Police Check and are also required to be vaccinated against Q Fever (all associated costs covered by NAPCO).