Cook/ Gardener

Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Cook/Gardener/Handy person to join our family-run agribusiness at Rosehall, located alongside the Auburn River in Chinchilla, Queensland. This dual role is essential for maintaining the beauty of our homestead while providing nutritious meals for our team and visitors. If you have a passion for horticulture and culinary arts, along with a strong work ethic, we invite you to contribute to our commitment to sustainable agriculture and community. Tailor the job to your experiences and ability.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance the garden and lawns of the homestead compound using horticultural knowledge.
• Care for a small flock of chickens, house pets, and potentially horses.
• Prepare delicious home-cooked meals using locally sourced ingredients that cater to nutritional needs.
• Create meal plans that include lunch, dinner, morning teas, and afternoon teas suitable for station life.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization in the kitchen while adhering to food safety standards.
• Contribute positively to creating an inviting environment reflecting our values towards land stewardship.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in gardening or property care management on large properties.
• Culinary skills with experience preparing meals for groups of 5-10 people.
• Strong attention to detail in both gardening tasks and kitchen maintenance.
• Reliability with a strong work ethic; must be trustworthy as part of a family-oriented team environment.
• Flexibility to travel occasionally while managing cooking duties effectively.

Company Overview

We are a family agricultural enterprise that specialises in producing quality beef sustainably. We believe in putting more back into the land than we take out, so that future generations will be producing food here indefinitely. Knudsen Cattle understands that a successful agricultural business needs to manage the environment, resources, people and livestock. One can no more be the focus than another. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation, our ability to adapt and the success of our people, land and animals. At Knudsen Cattle we foster a positive team environment, work with the land to achieve sustainable outcomes and provide premium beef for the domestic and export markets. We are a family business focused on the future, a business with integrity.