Station Stay Manager Couple

POSITION TITLE

Station Stay Manager Couple

HOURS

Permanent, 40 hours per week

EMPLOYMENT START

Mid to late April

LOCATION

Cheela Plains Station Stay, 174 Nanutarra-Munjina Rd, Paraburdoo WA 6754

 POSITION SUMMARY

The Station Stay Manager couple work together to manage:

• Hospitality staff
• Guest reservations, services and correspondence
• Marketing
• HSE polciies
• Facilities

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The positions report to the Managing Directors and work directly with 9 to 11 other station stay staff. All station stay hospitality staff report to the Managers.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• 12 months experience managing a team of 4 or more employees
• 6 months work experience with online guest reservations and correspondence
• 6 months minimum hospitality work experience, i.e. housekeeping, kitchen hand, café service, barista, reception
• Prior facility management and maintenance experience.
• Prior experience creating staff rosters.

Desirable

• Prior experience working in a remote location.
• Experienced with a variety of IT systems such as online reservation systems, maintaining web site, social media, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION OR LICENCE

Essential

• Driver’s Licence
• RSA
• Food Safety and Handling On-Line Course
• Medical Certificate
• Australian Tax File Number
• Australian Bank Account
• Superannuation Fund
• Good English speaking and writing
• First Aid Course
• Skid Steer Ticket
• Front End Loader Ticket
• Desirable
• Barista Course
• White Card
• 4 Wheel Drive Course
• Leadership Training Course/Qualification
• Trade Qualification

DUTIES (include but are not limited to):

Staff Management

• Oversee hospitality staff to perform these duties. The managers are also expected to be rostered for the duties below alongside the hospitality staff.
• Make sandwiches and packed lunches
• Assist chefs with food preparation
• Serve in café
• Serve dinner guests
• Wash dishes
• Service and clean guest rooms and tents
• Wash laundry
• Water and mow lawns
• Maintain clean and tidy workspace across all areas of work
• Experience and interest dependent, duties may include guest check-ins/administration and general maintenance
• Create and set rosters staff rosters
• Facilities Management
• Maintain buildings and gardens to current standard
• Redevelopment and improvements of buildings and grounds
• Manage machinery breakdown and repairs

Guest Reservations and Marketing

• Manage incoming guest reservations and correspondence
• Maintain on-line booking engine sites
• Maintain website
• Maintain listings on various trade websites
• Social Media posts

Ordering/Stocktake

• Oversee supply ordering, stocktake and wastage

Menu Planning

• Liaise with chefs and owner on suitable menus

Shop Merchandise

• Manage stock of limited branded merchandise

Banking

• Record guest payments and manage til

Flexibility in your roles is appreciated as various other duties may arise you may be required for. We are open to tourists from 1 April to October 12, 2025, but remain open for corporate guests year-round which may include mining company exploration and rehabilitation crews, road workers, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

• Excellent English (written and verbal).
• Ability to create a positive impression with a professional and courteous manner.
• Competent typing skills.
• Strong administration skills – organised, thorough, systems-orientated with attention to detail.
• Ability to lead a team to create a safe and comfortable work environment for employees.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Competent use of smart phone for various apps supporting the role.
• Excellent customer service skills with an ability to work with a wide range of clients.

PREFERENCES

We prefer our employees to be non-smokers, in a good measure of health and capable of lifting items up to 16 kg with ease. Due to the remote isolated area of Cheela Plains, information pertaining to pre-existing medical conditions such as Type 1 or 2 Diabetes, pre-existing back injury, etc is appreciated. Please refer to the Cheela Plains Station Stay website www.cheelaplains.com.au for more details on our business and location.

BONUS OFFERINGS

• Access to the private gorges on Cheela Plains Station.
• Amazing Pilbara night sky.
• Experience remote outback life.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit CV including references and cover letter detailing your experiences to: robinpensini@cheelaplains.com.au.

MORE INFORMATION

Visit our website for more information about our unique outback station stay at: www.cheelaplains.com.au.

PROPERTY/BUSINESS BACKGROUND

Cheela Plains Pastoral Co Pty Ltd is located at Cheela Plains Station, 174-176 Nanutarra-Munjina Road, Paraburdoo WA 6754. It is a working cattle station situated in an extremely isolated and remote location in the magnificent ancient landscape of the Pilbara region in Western Australia. There are no shops or restaurants nearby as the nearest town is 90 km away. The company operates three enterprises: beef farming, civil construction, and hospitality (Cheela Plains Station Stay). In addition, all accommodation and meals are available for staff.

CHEELA PLAINS STATION STAY, offers an ideal stop over along the long 669 km trip between the world heritage listed Ningaloo Reef and Karijini National Park.

Meals and full catering packages are available for company staff and guests in the Red Plains Café/dining room all year round.

Customers range from tourists to corporate guests from the resources mining exploration sector and/or road works. Cheela Plains Station Stay is also a welcome safety rest stop for travellers whether passing through the area for work or holiday. Travelers may stop briefly to break their long journey to utilize the amenities, enjoy a coffee or snack from the Red Plains Café while checking messages on the ever-precious mobile coverage, or choose to stay for one or more nights to intimately experience the magnificent beauty of the Pilbara landscapes.

The facilities include a large oval lawn with 28 campsites, 31 rooms that utilize shared amenities and 4 ensuite rooms. The Red Plains Café is open from 7:00am-2:00pm daily offering breakfast, lunch, coffee, cake, toasties, fruit, sandwiches and soft drinks just to name a few. Dinner is served daily at 6:30pm.

Guest attractions include 4X4 self-drive gorge safaris, walking trails, vast 360-degree views from the epic Sunset and Cave lookouts, dark sky viewing and happy hour around the iconic Red Plains campground fire pit. The Station Stay is open to corporate guests year-round and open to tourists seasonally from April to October.