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Latest Jobs

13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Weststart Multiple farms (Inland Kumara)
We are 50/50 sharemilkers, milking our 520 cows on 242 effective hectares, have a 50ha run off block where we make our winter feed (baleage), winter half our cows, and have our weaned calves until they are yearlings, and a 52ha lease block where half our yearlings go and we are running 40 Hereford steers, and we are looking for a farm Assistant to join our team. Joining my husband, myself, and our 2IC. We offer a tidy Two Bedroom Cottage 11Ks off farm with a vehicle provided for transport to and from the farms. Will require to have a full license. We will require our new assistant to assist with the daily running of the three farms. IE: Shifting break fences, tractor driving, calving duties, milking, fencing, spraying, etc. We will require at least two references. New Zealand residents or already holding a New Zealand working visa only to apply. Located 20 minutes inland from Kumara, with a 50 minute drive to Greymouth or a 45 minute to Hokitika. Email CVs to...
Closing date for Applications:
30/06/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
21567 Pongakawa, New Zealand
We are seeking a Herd Manager to join our team milking 570 cows in a split calving system in the Bay of Plenty. Currently have one third of the herd calving in Autumn (March-April) and two thirds calving in spring (July-August). Cows are fed supplements everyday using a mixer wagon/feedpad system.  Expected duties include the following: -Milk harvesting and ensuring milk quality -Monitoring animal health including administering and recording health treatments -Shed maintenance and preparation -An understanding of animal nutrition -Calf rearing and feeding -Tractor work including loading mixer wagon and feeding out on feedpad -Weed control -General farm maintenance and duties  We are looking for someone with at least one year of relevant experience and a relative tertiary qualification. Guaranteed minimum work hours of 40/week 
Closing date for Applications:
01/07/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
$65,000 - $80,000 yearly
Cosydell Farms LTD Balfour, New Zealand
Dairy Farm Support Worker – Young Stock, Calving & Tractor Work | Balfour, Southland 🐄 Do you enjoy working with animals and operating machinery? We’re looking for a Dairy Farm Support Worker to join our friendly team near Balfour, Southland. This is a hands-on, varied role caring for young stock and beef animals, helping with calving, tractor work, and general farm maintenance across our 604ha property. You’ll be involved in both the animal care and cropping side of the operation, with modern equipment and systems in place. 🐮 What You’ll Be Doing: Daily care of 160 R1 & R2 heifers, 70 R1 & R2 bulls, and a 100-head beef mob Day to day feeding Assisting with dairy calving (spring) and beef calving (late summer) Shifting crops during the winter Supporting herd testing  Weighing, drenching and vaccinating of young stock Tractor driving, especially in spring and autumn for: Winter crop establishment Autumn regrassing Mowing and topping Maintaining water systems and...
Closing date for Applications:
13/07/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Riverton, New Zealand
We are looking for someone awesome to join our small team at steak and cheese farming ltd to help hit our targets and treat the farm like it's their own.  We require 2 years farm experience, able to pass a pre employment drug test and police check, love working with cows, can work as part of a team and individually, milking, identifying, treating and recording animal health issues, pasture management, and all other general farm duties as required.  Must be able to ride a 2 wheeler safely and competently.  Roster is 6 on 1 off from late July through to the end of AI mating (early December), then 5 on 2 off December to July.  You need to provide 2 references. 
Closing date for Applications:
27/06/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
$30.00 - $32.00 hourly
preet aulakh ltd Waikato, New Zealand
Dairy herd manager required for 410 cow's farm. Responsibility for feeding stock, milking cows, cow health, effluent management, weed control and vehicle maintenance. Experience working in a team and communicating well is important. Attention to detail and good record keeping also required. Willingness to develop skills and abilities to enhance your knowledge and further contribute to our highly productive and profitable dairy farm. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking and monitoring milk quality, - training junior staff, - stock handling and feeding (feed mgt), - fencing, weed control, - calving, calf rearing, - shed maintenance & preparation, - tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage - monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health - and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 55. Since farm work is dependent on a number of...
Closing date for Applications:
27/06/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Cooper Del Este Central Hawkes Bay
We have a comprehensive Job Description Available We require a motivated and reliable all rounder, who has knowledge of Animal Health along with Machinery and Plant Operation. A team player, who can work alongside and direct others. Exceptional daily practice skills required, with a good knowledge of Math (how to divide a paddock, mix rate of chemicals, stock tallies etc.) and a fair degree of competence in assessing cow health and feed requirements. We have a large array of machinery,: Tractors, JCB, Mixer Wagon, Digger, Tandem Truck, slurry wagon etc. We have pivot irrigators and a large dam. The farm is well presented, with good infrastructure, fencing, bunkers, commodity sheds and water infrastructure There is a lovely home with 5 bedrooms and a fireplace and heat pump. Please email [email protected] for an information brochure and application form. We look forward to hearing from you
Closing date for Applications:
20/06/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
PND Dairy Waikite Valley, New Zealand
Farm Assistant Required for an immediate start to join our fun friendly team!  Minimum 2 years experience required Milking 800 cows through a 54 ASHB with half ACR's 250ha flat to rolling contour with some hills (2wheeler friendly) 12 days on and 2 days off during calving and mating then 11 days on and 3 off. 3 bedroom house 35 mins south of Rotorua Looking for someone who is reliable, enthusiastic and trustworthy. Must have a good sense of humor and be able to fit in and work along side our amazing team of 3! You would be assisting with general farm duties, including but not limited: to milking cows, feeding calves, and putting up fences and shifting stock. Must hold a current NZ license and be a NZ Citizen. CV must be attached with a cover letter along with contact details for your 3 most recent employers (including current employer) Drug testing and police background check may be carried out before hiring.
Closing date for Applications:
13/07/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
36156 - TJS Todd Dairies Ltd Duntroon, New Zealand
We would love someone to join our team on a 850 Cow Farm (predominantly Fresian) , through a 60 Bale Rotary Shed (auto). Farm is located in the Duntroon area, 35 minutes inland from Oamaru. Only people eligible to work in New Zealand can apply. Good remuneration and rostered time off. Duties will be milking mainly and general farm work, with young stock, maintenance/cleaning of the farm and shed. We have Halter on cows/farm.   Cows winter on kale/fodder beet on the conjoined run off. Full training will be provided. Also what we value is attitude, people willing to learn, good communication, great time management, honesty and reliability. To have at least a one year of experience in the industry and to have a current Full Driver's Licence. If interested please send through your C.V and references.
Closing date for Applications:
06/07/2025
13/06/2025
Fixed Term
41693 Multiple farms (South Taranaki)
This position is for a highly motivated person to assist a herd owning sharemilker with the day-to-day running of a 140ha property in the Kaponga district. It is a fixed-term position from late June to the end of December, 2025. You would be working alongside the Sharemilker, one full time worker, and a calf rearer. The farm milks 490 spring calving cows through a 40 a-side herringbone with ACRs and Protract drafting. The property has good infrastructure for rearing calves and to house machinery. The property is supported by a runoff with winter grazing, grass silage, maize silage, and calves grazed there. This is located 15mins from the home farm. Key tasks and responsibilities: Milking morning and afternoons, including dairy hygiene and recording. Identifying, diagnosing, and treating animal heath issues. Stock movements. Assisting with calving, calf rearing, mating including recording. Pasture assessment and allocation using temporary fences. Farm maintenance....
Closing date for Applications:
27/06/2025
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
2IC
Ashburton
A person is required for a dairy farm 15 Minutes from Ashburton  who is honest and reliable and have at least 2 years Dairy experience in NZ This is a permanent position and you would need to be a NZ Citizen or have a residency visa  Your duties would be milking, animal health giving staff tasks for the day  and no how to do most  general farm duties must be able to drive a tractor must be able to pass a drug test and we also do random drug testing during employment and have a clean criminal record We milk 1500 cows in a rotary shed with ACR in Peak times we milk 12 months of the year  If interested send a cv with a reference and there phone number
Closing date for Applications:
30/06/2025