Drystock maintenance/Farm hand

Dry Stock Maintenance/General farm hand

Are you passionate about farming and looking for the next step in your career? Join a progressive, people-focused farming business with strong values, excellent infrastructure, and opportunities to grow your farming career.

About Us

We are committed to being one of New Zealand’s leading dairy farming businesses, creating futures and development opportunities for our people.

The Role

Located just 15km from Mossburn, Windley Lands Ltd is a large-scale farming operation across 1,000 hectares of flat, rolling, and some steeper terrain with some of the most beautiful views in the region and is right on the doorstep to all of the outstanding recreational activities that Fiordland and Southland has to offer.

Windley Lands Ltd is seeking a motivated and reliable Dry Stock Assistant to join our team, and to play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the farm that runs a diverse range of stock and high stock numbers including beef and dairy calves, heifers, bulls and dry cows. You will be working closely with the Farm Manager and 2IC to provide the best environment for our animals to thrive and keeping farm looking tidy.

Key Responsibilities:

• General farm maintenance.
• Tractor Driving - feeding silage,rolling paddocks, moving bales.
• fencing - driving posts,wire work etc.
• Some Shifting stock and breakfencing
• some yard work such as drenching, weighing, loading, and unloading stock.

What We Offer:

• A warm, comfortable two-bedroom cottage with a heat pump and double-glazed windows
• A positive, stable and supportive team environment
• Excellent infrastructure, cattle yards, tools and machinery
• A farm with ample opportunities to develop and utilise your skillset.

About You

This is a hands on, varied role that is well suited to applicants with:

• A genuine passion for farming as a career of choice

• A minimum of 2 years of New Zealand farming experience
• The ability to drive tractors and motorbikes
• A can-do, solutions focused attitude and a willingness to learn
• Solid communication skills 
• A good level of fitness

- MUST BE IN NEW ZEALAND TO APPLY

Join Us

If you’re ready to be part of a forward-thinking business that values it’s people and their development, we’d love to hear from you! Apply online today with your CV and references to [email protected]