Station Hand 2026 (Jackaroo, Jillaroo, Ringer)
Our people are dedicated, passionate and their hard work is celebrated and recognised.
Are you ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role? Join our team at Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) and be part of an exciting journey in the heart of Australia's cattle country. 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!
About Us: CPC is a leading Australian-managed, UK-owned agribusiness with strong ESG values. We own and operate nine station aggregations in Australia and two feedlots in Indonesia. Across more than 3.2 million hectares of land, our team cares for over 300,000 head of cattle and produces a diverse range of crops.
What You'll Do:
- Participate in all pre-start meetings and safety toolbox talks
- All cattle operations, including mustering, drafting, processing, and trucking, while practicing low-stress livestock handling techniques.
- Ride horses and two-wheel motorbikes for mustering.
- Operate motor vehicles and machinery (manual vehicles) and perform prestart checks.
- Maintain fences, including straining and general repairs.
- Assist with vehicle maintenance and repairs (changing tyres, oil, cleaning).
- Check stock watering points and maintain water facilities and pipelines.
- Perform general station maintenance.
What You Need:
- A genuine interest in working and living on a remote cattle station.
- Be prepared to work and live in a team environment
- Horse riding ability (or a willingness to learn).
- Ability to ride a two-wheel motorbike (or a willingness to learn).
- Skills in cattle handling and mustering (or a willingness to learn).
- A current and valid driver's license (manual) and motorbike license (optional).
School leavers are welcome to apply as training and mentoring will be provided.
What's On Offer:
- Continuous on-the-job training.
- Wages paid according to your skill level.
- Nutritious, wholesome, and healthy meals provided in the station kitchen.
- Single air-conditioned accommodation with shared facilities (bathroom and laundry).
- Fare reimbursement to the station (after completing probation).
- Seven weeks of annual leave for each year of work.
- Further details can be found in the Consolidated Pastoral Company Enterprise Agreement 2021.
And... you'll have the full support of our friendly team.
Physical Demands: This job is physically demanding and includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments. You will be expected 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 5-10-20 kilos and occasionally more. This job will require the ability to ascend and descend ladders.
OUR VALUES
Safety & Welfare, Trust, Leadership, Community,
Value Creation, and Sustainability.
CPC is proud to build careers in agriculture.