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Dairy Farm Assistant – Fixed Term Position Taieri Plains, near Dunedin | Start date: 30 November 2026 | Finishes: 31 May 2027 We are looking for a reliable, motivated and hardworking Dairy Farm Assistant to join our team for the remainder of the 2026/2027 dairy season. Our farm is located on the Taieri Plains, near Dunedin Airport, approximately 15 minutes south of Mosgiel and 30 minutes from central Dunedin. We milk 325 cows twice a day through a 40-aside herringbone shed on 172 hectares. Please note: This is a fixed-term position until 31 May 2027, as the farm is scheduled to be sold at the end of the season. The Role This is a full-time, hands-on position involving a variety of daily and seasonal farm duties, including: Milking cows and plant/vat washing. Feeding cows and operating the feedout wagon. Tractor driving, including feeding baleage, topping, carting baleage, scraping lanes and operating a slurry wagon. Spraying weeds and setting up break...

We are seeking an experienced farm worker (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 300-cow farm in the Taumarunui area. The farm is located approximately 1 hr 49 minutes from Taupo and operates a 30 AS Herringbone shed. 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 50. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate.   The schedule may vary; Roster is 12 days on,...

We are seeking an experienced farm worker (3+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 300-cow farm in the Taumarunui area. The farm is located approximately 1 hr 49 minutes from Taupo and operates a 30 AS Herringbone shed. 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 50. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate.   The schedule may vary; Roster is 12 days on,...

We are looking for a Herd Manager to join us for the season on our 700 cow dairy farm 20min from Whakatane and 10min from Edgecumbe. Milking in a 44 bail rotary shed with some automation and a feedpad. You must have a minimum of 1 year or more NZ dairy farm experience and be of Herd Manager level.  Jobs include all basic farm work and some responsibilities around animal health, milk quality, pasture management, tractor work, feeding out, fencing, effluent irrigation and other farm maintenance.  You must be reliable and smoke/ drug free. Full drivers licence. No pets. Please apply with an up to date CV with current references.

Tarewa Farms Ltd | Aria, King Country At Tarewa Farms, we don't mind whether you're a Farm Manager or a Contract Milker. We're far more interested in who you are than how you're paid. As our business continues to invest in our land, our people, and technology, we're looking for an exceptional farming professional who wants to lead a high-performing dairy operation and be part of a business focused on achieving true potential. The Farm 470 effective grass hectares 170ha milking hills 300ha flats 1,400 Jersey-cross cows transitioning to an all-Jersey herd 350,000-400,000kgMS production 60-bale rotary dairy with automatic cup removers Excellent water system and race network Two calf-rearing sheds Five-bedroom main house plus five additional staff houses Significant capital investment programme underway, resulting in continual improvements in pasture growth, infrastructure, and farm productivity Halter technology...

Location: 10 minutes from Ashburton Farm Size: 1200 cows Position Type: Full-time, permanent Start Date: November/ December Negotiable We’re looking for a motivated and reliable Dairy Farm Assistant to join our team on a 1200-cow farm just 10 minutes from Ashburton. This is a great opportunity for someone who’s keen to learn, work hard, and progress themselves in a very successful career. We will not be supporting anyone on an Accredited Employer Work Visa, however we will consider those interested in a working holiday visa  🔹 About the Role: You’ll be involved in all aspects of day-to-day dairy farming including: Milking and general herd management Feeding, effluent, and pasture management Calf rearing and animal health Machinery operation and farm maintenance Supporting the team to achieve top performance We’re a supportive, practical team that values a good work ethic, initiative, and pride in the job. 🔹 About You:...

We are looking for dairy farm assistant for our dairy unit we milk 300 cows on 100 h farm  85h farm is irrigated from k line and we have runoff block 15km away from farm where we keep 180 claves including beef  You need to be physically fit as you willbe working alongside herd manager and contract milker  You must have 1 year dairy farm experience or relevant qualifications  Share accommodation is provided on farm and you must be ready to wakeup in early morning at 4am to milk the cows and you maybe required to go runoff to do the calves job  And there is lot of maintenance work on farm  Your jobs  Milking cows twice a day  Moving k line on daily routine  Feeding out with tractor and bale feeder  Feeding pke with meal trailer into paddock  Shifting cows if required on daily basis  Doing jobs on runoff if required  Weed spray  Fencing and general farm maintenance 

Dairy Farm Assistant  Location: Otorohanga, Waikato We are 50/50 sharemilking with 20 years in the industry. We run a low input, grass based, system 2 farm of 185ha rolling/steep land just east of Otorohanga. 36aside herringbone shed with in shed feeding, auto drafting and auto teat spray. We have broken the farm production record twice since we started here and have a good animal health record. We don't have a feed pad, so all maize/grass silage is fed out in the paddock, and this results in some technical driving and careful planning of your path with the tractor. We put a third of the cows on once-a-day milking from early Sept onwards to manage skinny cows before mating in oct. We put the main herd on once-a-day milking around late February depending on grass growth rates and cow body condition score. Every season is partially viewed as preparation for the next season. Our biggest focus is getting cows in calf early without relying on vet intervention. This is done by...

We are seeking a skilled and capable Herd Manager to join our team.  Duties will include milking cows, feeding and caring for stock & assisting with day to day farm operations and maintenance.  Tractor experience is part of the criteria.  To be successful in this role a positive attitude is needed as is being a good team member, Applicants MUST have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and be in NZ.

Due to illness we seek a new team member. We aim to build a team of like-minded people who are passionate about the dairy industry, take pride in what they do and who enjoy the lifestyle. We know what an asset good staff can be to our business and pay and treat accordingly. We love to see staff progress and do what we can to help that happen. Formal training can also be made available. We promote a strong team environment, holding team gatherings and believe in sharing knowledge across our team. We seek those that are willing to learn (experience is not essential) and those who aim to always do a good job. Our farm and business aim to be in the top 10% in overall performance and we need a team aspiring for this also. Please don't let a lack of experience stop you, this is an entry level position and we are more than willing to consider those seeking a career/lifestyle change. If you want a rewarding role where you are appreciated for your efforts and supported to help you...