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Excellent roster, modern setup and a great location! Farm assistant wanted for an immediate start in the sunny Grey Valley 🐄 If you’re reliable, don’t mind early mornings and are calm around cows, we’d love to hear from you. The role and hours are flexible, so let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll see if it fits our team.

Experienced Farm Assistant – 215 Cows (10 Mins from Invercargill) Location: Tisbury / Invercargill area (10 minutes east of town) Hours: Roster cycle of 4-on, 1-off / 6-on, 3-off Remuneration: $30 – $40 per hour (depending on experience) About the Role Join a high-performing, small-scale dairy farm milking 215 cows through a 24-aside herringbone shed. You will work directly alongside the hands-on owner-operators in a supportive environment. The shed is highly automated, featuring automatic yard wash, vat wash, plant wash, ACRs, and automatic teat spraying. Halter smart collars, no shifting electric fences! Key Responsibilities Milking & Quality: Efficient milking with a focus on high milk quality standards. Animal Health: Monitoring, treating, and keeping accurate health records. Stock Management: Safe animal handling and managing daily feeding regimes. Shed & Infrastructure: Maintaining shed hygiene, tracking records, weed...

We are looking for one reliable, motivated, and hardworking individuals  to join our team as  Dairy Farm Assistants or Farm Worker . You will work closely with  farm owner  to ensure the smooth operation of daily farm tasks. Farm Details: Milking  640 cows  at peak through a  54-bale rotary shed . Key Responsibilities: Assisting with daily farm operations, including: • Milking  twice daily (most of the year). • Animal health and welfare - monitoring and caring for livestock • Calf rearing - feeding, health checks, and general care • Feeding stock - preparing and distributing feed • Irrigation & Effluent management - operating and maintaining irrigation/effluent systems • Weed control - general farm maintenance • Ensuring  farm compliance  with health & safety, environmental, and animal welfare regulations. What We’re Looking For: 1-2 years experience is preferred , but  training will be...

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and passionate Senior Herd Manager to join our team.  We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work, has a proactive approach and is committed to achieving high standards of animal health, welfare, production and productivity. About the Role As Senior Herd Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management of our herd, ensuring the cows are well fed, healthy and content. You will work closely with the contract milkers, providing guidance, direction and support to ensure daily tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard. Key Responsibilities Milking in a 60 Bail rotary shed. Getting cows in Setting fences Weed/thistle spraying Irrigation - you will be expected to move pivots, sprinklers and Turbo-rainers (full training given) Lame cow treatment (full training will be given) Tractor driving - feeding out, mowing, rolling etc Effluent management Helping out with youngstock...

Due to our current 2IC needing to leave for family reasons, we are looking for a reliable, motivated & experienced person to join our farming operations. We milk approximately 138 cows on predominantly rolling country, with some steeper areas. The role offers plenty of variety, including: Dairy farm duties and stock management Milking & in-shed feeding Sheep & cattle work Tractor & machinery operation Cropping & silage What we're looking for: Good dairy & general stock experience Confident operating tractor and machinery Able to work independently & organizational skills A positive attitude and strong work ethic Applicants must: Already have a valid New Zealand work visa or be a New Zealand resident/citizen with the right to work in NZ. Be currently living in New Zealand. We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work and wants to become part of good farming team. Interested?   We'd love to hear...

240 cows with room to grow to 350. 212 self contained in South Westland. 28 a/s HB shed with auto cup removers and hi gate backing gate. All flat farm with good fertility and free draining. All grass system with young stock grazed on. 3 year average 121000 from 360 cows once a day. School bus at gate to local area school. Herd available for purchase. Must be NZ resident and have letter of backing from bank. Apply to [email protected]

We’re looking for someone keen to learn, get stuck in and be part of a great team! We milk 585 cows through a 40-aside, 2-person herringbone shed with Halter technology on a 160ha dairy farm. All young stock are run on our neighbouring hill-block runoff, and we operate on a 10-in-7 milking frequency. You’ll be part of a small team of three, working both together and independently. Located just 20 minutes from Cheviot and an hour from Amberley, there’s plenty to enjoy outside of work. We border the Hurunui River, with lots of outdoor activities nearby, local sports teams to get involved in and a great farming community. Daily tasks include milking and shed hygiene, assisting with stock feeding and handling, shifting effluent and carrying out general farm duties. What’s on offer? A great team environment with a young, friendly crew who enjoy what they do. A good hourly rate. Accommodation on site. A great opportunity to build your dairy...

We are seeking a reliable, hardworking and motivated Milk Harvester to join our small, friendly crew on our 123-hectare farm in South Taranaki, just 25 minutes from Whanganui. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys dairy farming, takes pride in their work and wants to be part of a supportive team. Opportunity for a full time position next season for the right applicant. The Role Full-time milking position. Roster of 12 days on, 2 days off. Milking 390 Jersey cows through a 36-aside herringbone shed. Working in a two-person milking team. Guaranteed minimum of 30 hours per week. Maintaining a tidy, well-run shed. What We Offer Accommodation provided – a renovated, private four-bedroom house. Guaranteed 30 hours of work per week. A supportive, family-oriented working environment. A friendly, close-knit team who value hard work and good communication. What We're Looking For Someone reliable, honest and trustworthy. A positive...

Assistant Herd Manager Temuka .   Otautau Dairies Limited runs a 750 cow herd on a 190ha block near Temuka . The farm has a 44 bale rotary with automation including in shed feeding, automatic cup removers. The farm is irrigated via 2 pivots fixed grid and guns. We offer a positive team environment with a focus on attention to detail; progression opportunities are available for the right person.       We are looking for an Assistant Herd Manager to join our team Applicants for this position must have a high quality of workmanship and attention to detail with a passion for the dairy industry. Reliability, honesty, and a willingness to grow and learn are essential for this role. The role will involve assisting with farm duties, including milking cows, assisting with pasture management, animal health, shed hygiene, farm maintenance, calving and calf rearing, other tasks as reasonably requested. This position would suite someone with 1+ year experience in...

We are a family-operated dairy farm milking 700 cows through two 40ashb sheds with ACRs, automatic teat spraying, protract drafting and in-shed feeding. Halter recently put on. Mixture of permanent and part time/relief staff. 260ha operation with pivot irrigation and some k-lines. We are looking for a genuine person with a good work ethic who can use their initiative and work independently. We also appreciate someone with a good sense of humour who is honest, reliable, and respectful of their home. Must have experience farming in NZ and be capable of sole charge in owner’s absence. Duties include all usual activities involved in day to day running of a dairy farm: management of milking shed, staff and pasture, animal husbandry, tractor work, fencing, other general maintenance as required. Sole charge when owner is away. Please note milkings are required for this position. Current 2ic is leaving due to family circumstances. Please note we are not accredited employers. Start date...