Farm Assistant wanted

Contract, Permanent - Full Time Farm Assistant

Job Description

640 cow Irrigated dairy farm

40 Aside herringbone shed at Swannanoa, 20mins from Christchurch airport 15mins from Rangiora.

We are a farm that pride ourselves on people, production and performance and like to give people the opportunity to bring different skills to our team as no day is the same within a season. 

The role of farm assistants includes a variety of jobs which are:

  • Milk Harvesting
  • Feeding stock
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Tractor driving (rolling, cultivation, drilling)
  • Weed control
  • Irrigation
  • Harvesting (mowing, raking and baling)

Our job requirements are a willingness to learn, ability to work in a team or individually, and a Full or Restricted license to be able to drive between run off blocks. 

Please email C.V. through. 

Farm Size (ha)

210ha

Peak Herd Size (cows)

640

Typical On-farm Staff

4

Position Start Date

14/07/2025

Hour Type

season

Average Hours Per week

35-40

Roster

Double rotation - 5 Days on / 2 days Off - 6 Days on / 1 day Off

Remuneration paid by

Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits)