Bunda (NT)

Our people are dedicated, passionate and their hard work is celebrated and recognised.

Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) is a leading Australian managed, UK owned Agribusiness with solid ESG values. CPC owns and operates a portfolio of twelve station aggregations in Australia and two feedlots in Indonesia. Across more than 6.3 million hectares of land, the CPC team are able to care for more than 415,000 head of cattle, 50,000 goats, 150,000 sheep and produce a diverse range of crops.

About you

We're looking for enthusiastic individuals with a proactive, positive and can-do attitude to join us in an industry that's the cornerstone of our country's economy. And guess what? You'll be having a pretty good time while doing it too! CPC hires team members from a diverse range of backgrounds with a variety of knowledge, skills and abilities.

Your key duties and tasks

Kitchen

- Prepare, cook and serve healthy, nutritious and balanced meals
- Cater for fifteen people (sometimes more)
- A strong focus on food safety standards and food handling.
- Maintain a clean and structured, fully equipped kitchen
- Coordinate the ordering of the dry stores (groceries), fruit and vegetables and maintain adequate supplies to ensure variety within budget, using seasonal produce

Garden

- General upkeep, tidiness and maintenance of the kitchen complex
- Mowing lawn areas
- Pruning, hedging, brush cutting, planting, litter and leaf removal (using powered and unpowered tools)
- Watering of lawns and plants (along with fertilizing lawns)
- Report and perform reactive maintenance




- Carry out other duties around the station as required

What you will need

- Genuine interest in working and living on a remote cattle station
- Passion for food and cooking and experience as a chef, cook, kitchen hand or similar
- Ability to work outdoors in the garden - mowing, brush cutting, hedging, watering

Home Cooks who enjoy time in the garden are encouraged to apply for this role.

What's on offer

- Wages paid according to skill level
- Nutritious, wholesome, and healthy meals and food provided in the station kitchen
- Single air-conditioned studio accommodation with own facilities (bathroom) and shared laundry
- Fare reimbursement to the station (after probation)
- Seven (7) weeks Annual Leave each year of work
- Further details can be found in the Consolidated Pastoral Company Enterprise Agreement 2026

And … you'll have the full support of our friendly team.

Physical Demands

This is a physically demanding job that includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments.

This job can be physically strenuous (demanding) from time to time. You will be expected to be able to walk, climb, bend, kneel, lift, grip, grasp, push and pull various tools and equipment. You will need the ability to frequently lift, push and pull from 10-20 kilo's and occasionally more. This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders.

Values of importance to CPC include Safety & Welfare, Leadership, Trust, Community, Value Creation, Sustainability.

CPC is proud to build careers in agriculture

📌 Station Cook / Gardener 2027 (Katherine)
🏢 Consolidated Pastoral Company
📍 Katherine