Herd manager

$80,000 yearly
Permanent - Full Time Assistant Herd Manager Assistant Manager (2IC) Farm Assistant Farm Manager Farmhand Herd Manager

Job Description

looking for a herd manager to start the new season along side us, starting 1st June 2025 

The applicant will be working with a team of 5, milking in a 54 aside rotary shed, with 750 cows twice daily in Galatea, bay of plenty. System 5

Galatea is situated inland 50 minutes from Whakatane and Rotorua, with preschools aswell as primary school. Well known for hunting and trout fishing.  

The attributes we are looking for in a team member for this role are first and foremost are reliability, motivation, a team player, honest, understand how to follow instructions, have a willingness to learn and be able to carry out tasks supervised and unsupervised

You will need to carry out basic farming day to day duties which include milking, feeding out on feed pad, stock handling, operating machinery.

In return, we offer an excellent renumeration package, good housing and sufficient rostered time off.  

21 day rotating roster, which includes a 3 day weekend

Please upload a cover letter and Cv which includes a minimum of 1 recent reference. Must work and live in NZ

*We are not accredited*

Farm Size (ha)

250

Peak Herd Size (cows)

750

Typical On-farm Staff

5

Position Start Date

01/06/2025

Accommodation available

3 bedroom house on-farm

Hour Type

week

Average Hours Per week

50-55

Roster

Double rotation - 8 Days on / 2 days Off - 8 Days on / 3 days Off

Remuneration paid by

Hourly / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly