2 jobs found in waihi

Herd manager position starting 1st June 2025. We're looking for a reliable & hard-working herd manager who has good communication skills, required for one of two 20 to 22 aside herringbone cowsheds milking 250 cows per shed. We milk TAD through to Christmas then OAD. This is an attractive low input farm on flat to rolling to steep country in the Waihi area, close to beautiful beaches and within an hour drive of Hamilton and Tauranga. Our objective is to farm at a profit whilst we pride ourselves on high quality staff management and employment conditions, animal welfare and environmental enhancement and sustainability. Characteristics & skills required for this role are. • Stock handling (an ability to move animals calmly & carefully) • Animal welfare (identify, record & treat animals) • Maintain milk quality (maintain milk quality & a milking plant’s hygiene standards) • Pasture Management (work with the Manager to determine grazing plans &...

Farm calves down around 700 cows and then 70-100 in milk cows go down to another farm. 50 ashb only 4 years old . We run a simple grass with a little palm kernal System 2 operation. Main duties are: Milking, weed spraying, effluent management, fences and the usual helping with drenching, cow and calves, dusting etc. We run several farms and have been lucky enough to help our current assistant who has been with us for 2 years into a herd management position on our other farm. We will always do what we can to help good staff learn and move up.  All calves are on farm for a year then swap when we bring the yearlings home.  Waihi Town is 7km away, waihi beach 10min drive. Schools 4-7km away.