Cook

500 A.A Company Pty Ltd; Tennant Creek; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Air-conditioned accommodation.

Service recognition & employee-disount

Job summary

Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) invites applications for a Cook to join Eva Downs Station, a remote cattle operation in the Northern Territory. You will be responsible for menu planning, food preparation, cooking, and providing nutritious meals for staff and visitors, ensuring meals are ready and displayed for the team.

The role requires previous kitchen experience, a current driver's licence, and a willingness to live on site in a remote location.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Current driver's licence.
• Experience in managing a kitchen and providing meals to schedule.
• An understanding of dietary nutrition and food hygiene.
• High level of organisational skills to plan meals.
• Be prepared to live and work in a remote location.

Responsibilities

• Safely perform your job and take responsibility for your safe work behaviour.
• Menu planning, food preparation and cooking.
• Prepare a variety of Lunch and morning tea and ensure it’s placed out for staff to take.
• Ensure nutritious meals are prepared for station staff and visitors as required.
• Keep a clean, hygienic kitchen and dining room, ensuring floors are swept and mopped.
• Prepare grocery lists and maintain adequate supplies.
• Maintain kitchen utensils and assist with the packing of meat for the kitchen.

Skills

Previous experience in a similar role

Current driver's licence

Experience in managing a kitchen and 1

Understanding of dietary nutrition and

High level of organisational skills

Be prepared to live and work in a

Job description

We are looking for a Cook to join the team at Eva Downs Station. Eva Downs Station borders the western side of Anthony Lagoon and is located approximately 300 km north-east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. The station operates a breeding, backgrounding and trading enterprise, producing high-quality Brahman cross cattle that are predominantly turned off for the live export market.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely perform your job and take responsibility for your safe work behaviour.
• Menu planning, food preparation and cooking.
• Prepare a variety of Lunch and morning tea and ensure it’s placed out for staff to take.
• Ensure nutritious meals are prepared for station staff and visitors as required.
• Keep a clean, hygienic kitchen and dining room, ensuring floors are swept and mopped.
• Prepare grocery lists and maintain adequate supplies.
• Maintain kitchen utensils and assist with the packing of meat for the kitchen.

Required Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Current driver's licence.
• Experience in managing a kitchen and providing meals to schedule.
• An understanding of dietary nutrition and food hygiene.
• High level of organisational skills to plan meals.
• Be prepared to live and work in a remote location.

Benefits

• Service recognition & employee discounts with preferred suppliers.
• Ongoing training and development, both on-the-job and from external providers Air-conditioned accommodation.

Who we are: Established in 1824, Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is one of Australia’s largest integrated cattle and beef producers and is the country’s oldest continuously operating company. Today, AACo owns and operates a strategic balance of stations, feedlots and farms spanning approximately 6.5 million hectares of land across Queensland and the Northern Territory. Our people manage a large-scale Wagyu herd, producing consistently high-quality branded beef distributed to over 20 countries around the world. We are fostering a culture that values safety, inclusion and opportunity, and are committed to integrating care for our people, animals and land into the way we do business - Reimagining Australian agriculture to share with the world - and we’d love you to join us.