Farm Assistant

We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated farm assistant to join our team of four on our 800 cow dairy farm located on the Hinds town boundary, 10 minutes from Ashburton and 40 minutes from Timaru, both towns offering medical, recreational and education options.

Applicants must be living in New Zealand now to apply for this job and be either a NZ citizen or have a residency visas.  Minimum work experience of one year on New Zealand dairy farms is essential with a can do attitude.

Duties would depend on your experience but would be focused primarily on milking, cleaning the shed and yard, treating mastitis and moving break fences for stock.

Basic farm information

• 60 Bail Rotary with ACR’s, auto trat sprayer and automated plant wash.
• Single herd grazing.
• Allflex collars.
• Centre pivot irrigation with a handful of sprinklers and rotorainer runs.

Start date as soon as possible.

Please send a current CV complete with cover letter and recent referee phone numbers.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Milking cows.
• Following milk quality and shed hygiene protocols.
• Animal health monitoring, treating and recording.
• Assisting with calving, calf rearing, and mating.
• Assisting with daily feed allocation.
• 2-Wheel motorbike operation.
• Fencing and weed control.
• Health and Safety reporting.
• Shifting rotorainers and irrigation sprinklers.

We are looking for an individual who meets following criteria:

• Physically fit and healthy.
• Minimum of 1 years' experience.
• Ability to work both within a team or autonomously.
• Honest.
• Reliable and punctual.  
• Full, clean driving license.
• Drug free with no criminal convictions.
• Clean and tidy. 

For this individual, we can offer

• An opportunity to further your experience and knowledge in pasture based dairy farming.
• A supportive environment with opportunities to upskill and take on more responsibility and advance career progression.
• On farm and off farm training. 
• A well-structured farm with good infrastructure and simple systems.
• Rewarding work-life balance