We are looking for an enthusiastic person to assist us through the calving season. This is a fixed term job for the period of 3 months only.
The duties will include assisting with milking, fencing, calving, calf rearing etc. Depending on the willingness to learn farming , experience and skill set of the person the duties can be changed or made more flexible.
This role is ideally suited for someone who is looking for a fixed term work for 3 months or someone on a working holiday visa. The person applying for the job must be familiar with the west coast weather condition or must be willing to work in a wet conditions as this year is expected to be very wet spring for the west coast. Please do not apply for the position if you are not a resident, citizen or do not currently hold a valid work visa to work in New Zealand.
The Farm is a 197 ha with a total effective area of 175ha located in Kokatahi, West coast. The farm is 20 mins drive from Hokitika township. At peak production the farm milks 325 cows, all the cows are wintered on the farm including the youngstock.
Cows are milked through a 40 bale rotary shed with ACR and inshed feeding. All the cows are calved on the feed pad.
On farm accommodation is available which is a 2 room portacomm unit with heat pump, ideally suitable for a single person or a couple.