Herd Manager Needed for large, diverse farm just outside of Oamaru (3273SO)

We are looking for three experienced farm workers (at least 18 months of experience) for a Herd Manager role on a 1900 cow farm in the Georgetown area. The farm is located 18 km from Oamaru, milking through a 50 and 60 Bail Rotary sheds.

You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:

- Milking and monitoring milk quality,

- training junior staff,

- stock handling and feeding (feed mgt),

- fencing, weed control,

- calving, calf rearing,

- shed maintenance & preparation,

- tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage

- monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health

- and other general farm duties.

Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 70. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be compensated at the agreed overtime rate.

The schedule may vary; Roster will be 6 days on, 1 day off during calving season and 6 days on, 2 days off rest of the year.

Wage ranges from $28.00-$32.00 per hour subject to experience.

Candidates must have previous dairy farming experience and 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 physically fit

- be able to pass a pre-employment drug test

Summary - if you're eager to get up early, work hard, work & communicate well with others, you will want this job (and do well in it).