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About NAPCo
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo) was founded in 1877 and is one of Australia's leading beef cattle companies, managing over 6.1 million hectares and home of NAPCo's Low Carbon Beef Brand - Five Founders. NAPCo employs approximately 220 staff operating across Queensland and the Northern Territory, with 15 cattle stations, a Depot in Mount Isa, a Feedlot and Farm in the Darling Downs and corporate office in Brisbane's CBD.
 
Monkira Station - Coorabulka, QLD
Coorabulka is located about 100km south east of Boulia and 260km north of Birdsville in the QLD channel country between the Diamantina and Georgina Rivers. Coorabulka Station has land comprising of open downs vegetated with Mitchell and Flinders grasses, home to approx. 7000 head of NAPCo cattle. Operating as a grower property for weaners prior to consignment to backgrounding properties or directly to the Wainui Feedlot.
 
The role
The Station Cook / Homestead Help will maintain the gardens, domestic cleaning and cooking meals for the Monkira crew when they are working from Coorabulka. For this position, you will need to be organised, friendly, and most importantly, enjoy the outdoors and cooking hearty and nutritious meals.
 
As the Station Cook / Homestead Help your day-to-day duties will vary, including things similar to the below:

• Cooking Breakfarst, Smoko, lunch and dinners for the crew and contractors and guest when the required
• Provide nutritious, healthy and hearty meals
• 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
• Maintaining the overall property appearance
• Changing linen and cleaning guest quarters, as require
• Stores pickup when needed

Ideally the successful candidate will:

• 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

Employee benefits

• Centrally located NAPCo station
• Full-time, Fixed term contract till end of the season - competitive day rate, generous annual leave entitlements
• 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.. 

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).
 
To submit your application, click "APPLY NOW".
 
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.

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