**Job Summary:**
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive individual to join our team at Newcastle Waters in Australia. As a gardener/handyman, you will be responsible for maintaining the station complex, including mowing lawns, pruning plants, and performing routine repairs.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Maintain the general upkeep, tidiness, and maintenance of the station complex.
* Use power equipment, tools, and machinery to prune, hedge, brush cut, plant, litter, and leaf remove.
* Undertake basic plumbing, carpentry, and painting, as well as routine repairs.
* Identify and treat weeds, pests, and diseases, and perform reactive maintenance.
* Unload weekly supply trucks and verify goods received.
**Requirements:**
* A genuine interest in working and living on a remote cattle station.
* A passion for gardening in a sub-tropical climate.
* Previous experience as a gardener or handyperson (or similar).
* Experience with power equipment, tools, and machinery (and the use of PPE).
* The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
**What We Offer:**
* Continuous on-the-job training.
* Wages paid according to skill level.
* Nutritious, wholesome, and healthy meals and food provided in the station kitchen.
* Single air-conditioned accommodation with shared facilities (bathroom and laundry).
* Fare reimbursement to the station (after completing probation).
* Seven (7) weeks Annual Leave each year of work.
**Physical Demands:**
This is a physically demanding job that includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments. You will need to be able to walk, climb, bend, kneel, lift, grip, grasp, push, and pull various tools and equipment. The ability to frequently lift, push, and pull from 5 - 10 kilos and occasionally more is also required. Ladder ascension/descent is also necessary.
**Our Values:**
CPC values Safety & Welfare, Leadership, Trust, Community, Value Creation, and Sustainability. We are proud to build careers in agriculture.