Farm Assistant - 540 cows - Morrinsville

Job Description

Located 10 minutes from Morrinsville, our 200ha, system 3-4 dairy unit milks 540 cows through a 54 bale rotary with ACRs, in shed feeding, Protrack and has modern well maintained facilities & equipment. We take pride in looking after our cows and having a well presented farm. 

We are seeking a skilled Farm Assistant to join our team.  Having experience milking and being quiet & calm with the cows is a must. Having basic animal husbandry, good tractor driving experience & all general on farm skills are what we are looking for as well as having the ability to use initiative & follow instructions, having a passion for the industry and being keen to learn & progress in your dairy career.

We are NOT an accredited employer.

If you are living in NZ and are a NZ resident, have 1-2yrs NZ dairy experience, licence and own reliable transport, drug free and good recent references, please apply online attaching your up to date CV and recent referees details.

Pre-employment drug testing will be undertaken and a Ministry of Justice criminal history check may be requested. A 90 day trial period will apply.

For queries please email: [email protected]

Cardon Rural Recruitment

CRR26020

Farm Size (ha)

200

Peak Herd Size (cows)

540

Typical On-farm Staff

3

Position Start Date

03/08/2026

Accommodation available

A 3 bedroom brick house with an attached double garage, log burner, heat pump & DVS

Hour Type

week

Average Hours Per week

50

Roster

Single rotation - 12 Days on / 2 days Off

Remuneration paid by

Hourly / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly