Please note that applications will only be considered from NZ residents, or those with a current work visa granted and already residing in NZ.
We are seeking an experienced Dairy Farm Assistant to help with the day to day running of our 300 cow farm located just 5 minutes from Dargaville. School bus at gate.
We seasonally supply milk through a 27 aside HB shed. We run a high-producing grass-based system feeding palm kernel, grass silage, hay and summer crops.
Duties include milking and feeding cows, calf rearing, stock work, fencing and general farm maintenance and the making of silage and hay. You'll be working with me (the farm owner) and one other full-time staff member.
Attributes we value are: good stockmanship, honesty, reliability, a genuine and strong desire to progress in the dairy industry, an eye for detail and doing things right the first time.
Ideally, you will have 2+ seasons of experience and a current full driver's licence.
We spring-calve and seasonally supply milk through a 27 aside HB shed.
We run a high-producing grass-based system feeding palm kernel, grass silage, hay and summer crops.