Herd Manager - Piarere Holdings Ltd

Job Description

Located in the Tirau district in the Waikato, Piarere Holdings is a 50/50 sharemilking business which operates the dairy farm.

Piarere Holdings is looking for a Herd Manager to join their team.  The preferred applicant will be favourable if they have:

-have a minimum of 2 years experience in NZ farming 

- have completed primary ITO level 3

- have assisted with training of junior staff

- have experience with plant management 

- have experience with pasture management

Key activities in this role (but are not limited to); milking cows (responsible for plant set up/cows in and out of shed/plant and dairy hygiene), feed management (responsible for shifting irrigators/management of cows allocated to paddocks/fert spreading/break fencing), general care of stock (responsible for stock care/animal health treatments), farm maintenance (responsible for weed spraying/tidy work environment), stock records, staff management (assists with staff supervision and coaching), health n safety and farm administration.

We are looking for an employee who is passionate about farming, are reliable and able to work well within a team environment.  A drug test may be requested prior to confirmation of starting this role. We hope to fill this position with an employee looking for long term farm progression.

Piarere Holdings operational facilities include:

  • Renovated 29AS HB dairy that includes:

  • ACR’s

  • Auto teat sprayer

  • In-shed feed system

https://www.spectrumgroup.co.nz/piarere-holdings-ltd/

Farm Size (ha)

182

Peak Herd Size (cows)

600

Typical On-farm Staff

4

Position Start Date

10/07/2026

Accommodation available

yes - 2 bedroom cottage (no pets allowed)

Hour Type

week

Average Hours Per week

47.5

Roster

Single rotation - 11 Days on / 3 days Off

Remuneration paid by

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

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

75,000