Jobs in Mackay
Mackay is one of Queensland's major regional cities, sitting at the heart of the state's Bowen Basin coalfields and the Pioneer Valley sugar region. The employment market spans coal mining, healthcare, construction, agriculture and retail. WorkinHospo lists job vacancies in Mackay across all industries and experience levels.
23 available jobs
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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Ensure standards are met and assist the Head Chef and Chef to ensure the catering department is run smoothly and efficiently.
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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Assist Head Chef to effectively develop and innovate menu’s and food offerings.
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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Opportunities available for Cooks at all Hunter Street Hospitality brands across Mackay area!
Hospitality & Tourism / Management
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Hunter St. Hospitality is part of Urban Purveyor Group Pty Ltd.
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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Are you looking for your next opportunity in hospitality? Hunter Street Hospitality brands have a range of opportunities for Chefs in the Mackay area!
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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Gin N Ginger is a hospitality business committed to delivering exceptional culinary experiences through quality cuisine and outstanding service
Hospitality & Tourism / Other
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Enjoy a role where you can share in the delight of creating nutritious and delicious meals for our young learners!
Hospitality & Tourism / Front Office & Guest Services
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Do you go the extra mile to create a memorable guest experience?Join our motivated and vibrant Front Office & Guest Services team at Mantra Mackay!
Hospitality & Tourism / Chefs/Cooks
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SIRROM, is seeking Experienced Head Chefs who are hands on, can engage, empower and lead our catering team and deliver a successful high quality service to our clients in remote workforce villages across QLD in Mackay & Rockhampton Region.The Role: Provide breakfast, crib lunch, desserts or dinner service for residents on site (be able to work both night shift and dayshift on a rotating roster) Ensure food presentation, product presentation and meal service are to Sirrom standards Work within budgeted food costs Maintain minimal food wastage Prepare and serve meals according to the menu and Sirrom Guidelines in line with client requirements Maintain a strict health and hygiene standards and systems in the kitchen We’re looking for candidates with: Must have a minimum 3 years work experience on a remote mine-site village or workforce camps in a similar role Bulk catering experience, hands on cooking of bistro & buffet style services with consistency and excellence in food presentation standards across Breakfast, Crib, Dinner and Desserts, catering from 300 to 900 residents.
Healthcare & Medical / Medical Specialists
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Come for the life experience, stay for the lifestyle Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people as a Clinical Receptionist at headspace Mackay.
About Jobs in Mackay
Mackay's economy is built on two industries that sit at opposite ends of the industrial spectrum. Coal mining operations across the nearby Bowen Basin, including operations by BHP, Glencore and Peabody, make Mackay one of Queensland's highest-income regional cities. Trades, heavy equipment operations, mining engineering, safety and mine maintenance roles generate high-wage employment, much of it on FIFO or DIDO rosters from Mackay Airport. The sugar industry is the other pillar, with sugar cane farming across the Pioneer Valley and the Mackay Sugar mill providing agricultural, processing and logistics employment that follows the crushing season from June to November. These two industries set the economic tone of the entire city.
Healthcare through Mackay Base Hospital, construction and the full retail and services economy of a city of over 100,000 provide employment depth outside resources and agriculture. Emerging industries including pumped hydro, green energy and critical minerals processing are expected to add further employment diversity to the Mackay region in coming years. The city's commercial centre and Mount Pleasant and Caneland Central shopping precincts carry consistent retail employment. For Jobseekers interested in resources sector wages combined with a city-scale community and lifestyle, Mackay presents a genuinely attractive option.
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Jobs in Mackay
Mining is the dominant high-wage employer, but Mackay also has strong healthcare, construction, agriculture, retail and education employment that provides opportunities outside the resources sector.
Mackay Airport serves as a major FIFO hub for Bowen Basin coal operations. Many mining roles operate on 8:6, 7:7 or longer FIFO rosters with workers based in Mackay.
The cane crushing season runs broadly from June to November, with the peak of processing and agricultural harvest employment concentrated in July and August.
