2 jobs found in waimate

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT RESIDE IN NEW ZEALAND CURRENTLY, OVERSEAS APPLICANTS WILL BE IGNORED We are seeking a motivated candidate to work 12 hours per week to cover the cost of rent (Milk for rent). The house is $360 per week for rent and 12 hours of labor at $30 per hour covers this cost. There may be times where additional hours are needed outside of the 12 hours per week where an hourly rate will be paid. The hourly rate is $30 and we require you to be available 2 days a week for 6 hours per day.  This role would suit a single person who has other part time/casual work or a couple where one partner is able to work 12 hours to cover rent.  The home is a 3 bedroom cottage with a log burner and a newly renovated kitchen and bathroom. Your duties will be: Bringing cows in for milking, Milking, Setting up fences, Spraying & weed control and general farm duties. The shed is an 80 bale rotary with auto cup removers, flat to rolling/hill contour 5 minutes out...

We have two positions available for Dairy Farm Assistants on dairy farms in the Waimate area. One position is based on a 1300-cow robotic milking farm, and the second is based on a conventional rotary milking shed farm. Experience is preferred but not required. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking cows using rotary or robotic milking systems - shifting cows and feeding  - fencing, weed control - calving, calf rearing - shed cleaning and setup - identifying and alerting managers to sick cows - Setting fences - and other general farm duties. Robotic Farm Duties: - Assisting with cow flow through the robotic milking area - Cleaning robotic milking equipment (brushes, pipes, wash systems) - Carrying out routine cleaning and basic maintenance tasks as directed - Reporting any faults or issues with robotic equipment to farm management - Fetching late cows when required -...