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
Established in 2001, Spectrum Group has farming operations in Canterbury, Waikato and King Country. We pride ourselves on a unique business model that provides autonomy and responsibility to management aimed at developing talent to help maximise business performance.