Drystock & Dairy Support Manager

Start date is flexible.

This role works alongside another manager. Together they are responsible for finishing beef cattle as well as ensuring dairy youngstock and carry over cows are in perfect health for the upcoming season.

There is a requirement to relief milk on the dairy unit to cover time off and leave. The perfect candidate will;

• Be able to confidently operate a tractor with a silage feeder and maize wagon
• Be confident riding a two wheel motorbike on rolling contour
• Have previous experience milking cows
• Have a keen eye for detail when it comes to animal health
• Have proven pasture management skills
• Be a team player who is happy to help out
• Have empathy for cows and calves
• Have excellent stock sense and be able to confidently move stock and work with stock in yards drenching, vaccinating and tagging
• Be able to identify and fix power and water systems and repair fences
• Be physically fit

There is a fully insulated, four bedroom house with a heat pump and fully fenced section available.

We are located between Te Awamutu and Ōtorohanga with two rural schools nearby that have students from year 0-8. There is a bus nearby for Ōtorohanga College and for Te Awamutu Intermediate and Te Awamutu College.

There is relief milking and calf rearing (we feed late beef calves through until end of January) work available for a partner.

We do a lot of break feeding, so candidates must be physically fit and be willing and able to calculate pasture cover and break sizes and put up and take down fences.

For safety reasons we do not allow children or dogs on farm. The role is varied and requires someone who is willing to assist others across the business.

Please get in touch to request a position description.