Farm Assistant - 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 Farm Assistant to join their team.  This is an exciting opportunity to assist the team with milking their herd of 600.   The chosen applicant will assist with: Milking Cows, assisting with calving/calf rearing and mating, break fencing, managing cows into allocated paddocks, general good care of stock, weed spraying and assisting with general farm maintenance.

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, as we have the capability of offering a pathway for the right applicant who has aspirations of progressing in the future.

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

07/09/2026

Accommodation available

Yes

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)

73,000