Dairy Farm Assistant - Somervilles
Join the collaborative, high-performing team on Somerville's Dairy and gain hands-on experience across all areas of modern dairy farming. You’ll assist with tasks from milking, calving, and feeding stock to effluent management, spraying, and fencing, while learning the skills - including shed and animal health management, mating plans, and moving stock.
This is a hands-on role for someone with a passion for farming, and a desire to grow their career in a collaborative, supportive environment.
ABOUT YOU
You’re enthusiastic, hands-on, and ready to contribute to the team’s success. You’re eager to learn, develop your skills, and make a real impact on the farm. Ideally, you’ll also have:
Experience in a similar dairy farming role, or a strong interest in developing one
Good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
A proactive attitude, with initiative and a commitment to animal welfare and health & safety
A current NZ restricted or full driver’s licence
We’re proud to have a supportive and inclusive culture at Pāmu, and we encourage applications from people who share our values – even if you don’t tick every box.
Somervilles Dairy Unit is located just outside of Reefton. Somervilles is a progressive 492 ha property milking approximately 1,000 cows through a 60-bail rotary shed with ACR’s, MilkHub and an in-shed feeding system.
BENEFITS
We offer a competitive salary package, including health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching. You'll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, plus ongoing training and development.
This role comes with accommodation. A three-bedroom house close to school bus and is a 15-minute drive to Reefton
APPLY NOW
Applications close midnight Sunday 30 August 2026, we will be contacting applicants as they apply.
To find out more about this opportunity email the hiring manager, Kasun Pahala Vithanage: [email protected]
For a copy of the job description, please use this link: https://pamuexternaldocs.pamu.co.nz/2026.04_Dairy_Farm_Assistant.pdf
To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.
provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.