Job Description
Breakfast Cook / Public Area Cleaner / Bar Attendant – Torres Strait- Far North Queensland
Commencement: 2 November 2026
Flights paid from Cairns
Bring your breakfast cooking skills, bar experience and strong attention to detail to a unique hospitality role located in the Torres Strait-Far North QLD. We’re looking for a reliable, hands-on team member who is confident working independently, can use their initiative and enjoy a varied role across the kitchen, public areas and bar.
Starting at 5am daily, enjoy the morning sunrises and a mix of duties covering breakfast, public area cleaning and lunch bar service. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys keeping busy and delivering a high standard of service.
You’ll need to be comfortable working on your own and as part of a team, managing your time effectively and maintaining high standards across food preparation, cleaning and customer service.
Hours & Package
Full-Time – Annual Leave Included
- $31.30 per hour Monday–Friday
- 5-day week, Monday–Friday
- 5am starts
- Split shifts covering breakfast and lunch
- Free accommodation and duty meals
- Shared staff house off-site
- Own bedroom with shared living areas and bathroom
OR
Casual – Annual Leave Excluded
- $39.13 per hour Monday–Friday
Daily Schedule
5:00am–8:30am – Breakfast cooking and service
8:30am–10:00am – Public area cleaning
11:30am–2:30pm – Lunch bar service
What you’ll be doing
- Preparing and cooking the breakfast menu
- Breakfast setup and pack-down
- Preparing for lunch and dinner service
- Cleaning and maintaining the kitchen
- Maintaining excellent customer service standards
- Vacuuming and mopping public areas
- Cleaning toilets, restaurant and bar areas
- Setting up and opening the bar
- Preparing and serving drinks
- Taking food orders
- Cash handling
- Unpacking and rotating stock
- Gaming duties
- Providing fast, efficient and friendly service
- Ensuring meals are prepared and presented to a high standard
- Communicating effectively with guests and team members
- Following workplace health and safety requirements
- Maintaining food safety and hygiene standards
What We’re Looking For
You’ll need to be a practical, responsible and self-motivated hospitality professional who is happy working across multiple areas of the venue.
Essential:
- Previous cooking and bar experience
- Basic cooking skills and confidence preparing breakfast
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Strong attention to detail
- Food Safety Certificate
- RSA and RSG, or the ability to obtain them
- Comfortable working early morning and split shifts
- Minimum 6-month commitment
Previous experience working shifts independently is highly regarded.
About the Location
Set amongst the natural beauty of Coastal Tropical Far North Queensland, the location offers a relaxed lifestyle surrounded by culture, history and spectacular natural landscapes.
The property features accommodation units, beautifully maintained gardens, a separate pool area, onsite restaurant and bar, and conference facilities.
Telstra and Optus coverage available
Qantas flights operate daily
How to apply:
If you are ready to start your remote adventure and feel you are the right candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you – please forward your resume to jobs@mlkarecruitment.com.au or click ‘Apply Now’ above.
All applications are handled on a confidential basis.
Note, due to confidentiality on some roles, not all our positions are externally advertised.
Who We Are:
MLKA Hospitality Recruitment are industry leaders in remote, regional and outback hospitality employment Australia wide. Australian owned and operated since 2008.
Our roles offer an excellent opportunity for skilled hospitality staff to embark on an adventurous career, experiencing the REAL Australia.
We recruit for equal opportunity employers.
Specific details of our roles, salary and locations are provided during the interview process.
We recruit for the best hospitality employers in regional & remote Australia who can offer their employees a great work/life balance. Our service is 100% free for jobseekers.
Escape the high cost and stresses of city living with a fantastic live in role – accommodation packages are provided with all roles.
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