We have a job available for a dairy farm assistant on an 530 cow farm in the Maruia area, milking through a 40 bale automatic shed. 2 years Experience is preferred but not required for this role.
You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
- Milking twice a day
- 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.
Weekly hours are a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 50. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid at the agreed overtime rate for each additional hour worked.
The schedule may vary but generally work hours are between 5am and go through 5pm with meal and rest breaks; Roster will be 6 days on, 42days off for rest of the year.
Wage ranges from $27.00 - $32.00 per hour subject to experience.
Candidates are required to provide good related references.
To be considered you must:
- provide a CV which is current, correct and complete or alternative evidence of work (this is proof of work and professionalism and the employer will not consider you without this)
- be a solid worker and with good character (where possible, we will do a criminal check)
- be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
- have at least a restricted driver licence
Fair warning - if you're not willing to get up early, work hard, work & communicate well with others, you won't want this job (or last in it).