Farm Assistant Needed in Whataroa — Good Pay & Shared Accomm (REC-DFA-HD)

Job Description

We have a job available for a Dairy Farm Assistant on a 1150-cow farm in the Whataroa area, milking through a 70 Bail Rotary shed. Experience is preferred but not required for this role.

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

  • Milking twice a day
  • shifting cows and feeding 
  • fencing, weed control
  • calving, calf rearing,
  • shed cleaning and setup,
  • identifying and alerting managers to sick cows
  • Setting fences
  • and other general farm duties.

Weekly hours are a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate for each additional hour worked.

The schedule may vary; Roster will be 8 days on, 3 days off.

 Wage is $27 per hour.

Candidates 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
  • have at least a restricted driver licence 

If you're committed to getting up early, working hard, treating the animals with care and respect and communicating well with others, you will want this job (and last in it).

Farm Size (ha)

530

Peak Herd Size (cows)

1150

Typical On-farm Staff

7

Position Start Date

01/07/2026

Accommodation available

A shared 3-bedroom house is included. No pets or smoking in the accommodation. Rent will be deducted from wages. Power and Internet are payable by the worker.

Hour Type

week

Average Hours Per week

54

Roster

Single rotation - 8 Days on / 3 days Off

Remuneration paid by

Hourly / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly