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HERD MANAGER WANTED – 800-COW DAIRY FARM | SOUTHLAND 📍 Location: Near Waianiwa, Invercargill, Southland 📅 Start date: 1 December 2026 💰 Total remuneration package: $80,600 per annum 🐄 Herd size: 800 cows 🔄 Milking system: 64-bale rotary shed 🏡 Accommodation: Three-bedroom older villa available (no pets permitted) About the Position We are looking for an experienced, reliable and hardworking Herd Manager to join our corporate dairy farming operation near Waianiwa, Invercargill. The successful applicant must have strong practical dairy farming knowledge, excellent stockmanship skills and the ability to manage daily farm operations efficiently while following company policies and health and safety procedures. Key Responsibilities Manage daily milking operations using a 64-bale rotary shed. Identify sick cows early and recognise signs of illness. Have practical knowledge of mastitis treatment,...

Summer Farmhand – Dairy Farm Location: Lepperton, Taranaki Employment period: 1 November to 31 March Hours: Up to 30 hours per week Accommodation: Drive-in position – no accommodation provided Looking for summer work? We’re looking for a reliable, motivated Summer Farmhand to help out on our dairy farm over the summer months. The position runs from 1 November through to 31 March , with flexibility around start and finish dates for the right candidate. This role would suit someone with dairy farming experience, someone keen to learn, or a student looking for summer work and hands-on experience in the dairy industry. There is potential for ongoing employment into the following season for a suitable candidate. About the farm We operate a 72-hectare effective dairy farm in Lepperton, Taranaki , milking a peak of approximately 205 cows and producing around 85,000–90,000 kg of milk solids per season. We run a...

We are looking for an experienced milker sole charge on alternate weekends Friday to Sunday. We also feed out so need to be experienced with tractors and machinery casual farm work is available  need to be quiet with stock and have good stockmanship skills to assess animal health. Drive in or a small cottage is available

We are looking for someone to help us out during the mating and summer period, milking 1250 cows through a 60 bail shed. We are based in Bankside, 10 minutes from Dunsandel and 10 minutes from Rakaia. Each milking is shared by 2 people, 600 cows each, so experience solo milking is required however training can be provided for the right candidate. The shed is equipped with ACR's, protrack and in shed feeding, with good cow flow and nice cows. This is a drive in position, no accommodation is available on farm. We are flexible with the number of milkings per week but will be minimum 4 milkings per week. Other part time work may also be available on farm.

600 cows twice a day milking. Role is 45 hours per week. 11 on 3 off.

We are looking for a reliable and motivated farm assistant to join our team.  Previous dairy farming experience is preferred, however applicants with a willingness to learn and a positive attitude will be considered.  One bedroom cottage is available. Email CV and minimum to references, applications are open to NZ residence only. 

We require a Herd Manager within an established owner operated dairy farming business, situated at Dunsandel, 35 minutes drive south of Christchurch, working on our 890 cow dairy farm and dairy support runoff. We require a person who is reliable & has a good work history. The focus of the role is to support the Farm Owners and team on the farm to assist with daily operational tasks as directed, feeding of cows on pasture and crop, running of the dairy shed including milking and handling of cows, ability to administer & record animal health treatments, assisting the team with the management of calf rearing, assisting with the farm's annual reproduction programme, assisting with movement of irrigation, using and maintaining general farm vehicles & equipment including tractors and a feed out wagon / fertiliser spreader, carrying out general farm maintenance and following health, safety and wellbeing procedures. We require a person who has the ability to work well...

Key duties Lead daily milking and shed routines (rotary, ACR/ProTrac); maintain milk quality and hygiene Manage day-to-day herd routines: stock movement, drafting, yard work Animal health and welfare: identify issues (mastitis/lameness etc), treat/report as per farm protocols, keep accurate records Support calving, mating and seasonal herd tasks; record events as required Implement feeding plan (incl. break fences, feed-out, in-shed feed checks) Follow environmental/effluent/irrigation requirements as applicable and report issues Support team coordination and training; follow health & safety procedures General farm upkeep and basic maintenance; report breakdowns promptly Minimum Hours = 30 hours per week, annual hours  2600 per season Minimum requirements Applicants must meet ONE of the following: At least 2 years of relevant dairy farming experience, OR A relevant NZQA Level 4...

Our farm milks 800 cows on a rolling hill farm at Browns in Central Southland. We have high producing cows whith 450 wintered on the farm and young stock being grazed off after weaning. We milk through a 40bail one man shed with acr's, auto drafting, auto teat spraying and in shed feeding. Milking is a rostered team effort.. Production is aiming for 525ms per cow. Job is for someone that can fit into rosters and is competent in all aspects of milking such as hygiene with plant wash, mastitis detection and treatments. Competent tractor driving skills would definitely be an advantage with plenty of mowing, feeding out and making of baleage. Overall someone that is reliable and wants to do things correctly for the farm, cows and staff with a can do attitude is what we are after.

We are a high producing 700 cow farm set on 245Ha of stunning countryside just a couple of minutes’ drive to Tuatapere and about 50 mins to Invercargill.   We consider ourselves to be good employers due to the fact that our current herd manager has been with us for 5 years, however due to family reasons this person is now leaving us, so we have some big shoes to fill. Having spent 16 years now in the dairy industry we know what it takes to be successful, so we are seeking someone who will have the same outlook as us.   We work hard, but we also ensure that everyone has a healthy work/life balance - we work well as a team, we communicate and we get the job done.   Our cows are in excellent health, and we intend to keep them that way, so you must possess strong animal husbandry skills, honesty and be able to work unsupervised, and have natural initiative; if you see something that needs doing - then do it!  If you break something, tell someone, its simple really. You respect...