We are seeking an experienced farm worker with 1 Year of Farm Experience on to work as a Herd Manager on a 400-cow farm in the Ektahuna area. The farm is located approximately 10 minutes from Pahiatua and operates a 34 Aside Herringbone milking shed.
You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
- Milking and monitoring milk quality,
- stock handling and feeding (feed mgt),
- fencing, weed control,
- calving, calf rearing,
- shed maintenance & preparation,
- tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage
- monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health
- and other general farm duties.
Weekly hours are a minimum of 40, with an maximum of 45. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate.
The schedule may; Roster will be 6 days on, 1 days off throughout the year.
Wage ranges from $32.00 to $35.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Candidates must have previous dairy farming experience and are required to provide good related references.
To be considered you must:
- provide a CV which is current, correct and complete or alternative evidence of work (this is proof of work, and the employer will not consider you without this)
- be a solid worker and with good character (where possible, we will do a criminal check)
- be physically fit
- be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
Summary - if you're committed to getting up early, working hard, treating the animals with care and respect and communicating well with others, you will want this job (or last in it).