Farm Assistant

$72,000 - $78,000 yearly

Job Description

We are seeking to appoint an additional Farm Assistant to work in a 4 person team milking 750 cows at Tahuna, 20kms north of Morrinsville. We require a minimum of 2 years full time experience working on a dairy farm.  A full Job Description is available on request but main duties will include: milking & feeding of dairy herd, maintaining hygiene standards in the milking shed, spraying of weeds, feeding of calves & youngstock, irrigation of dairy shed effluent & general farm maintenance.

Milking duties will be on a roster (including weekends) and in a 54 bail rotary with full automation.

Farm Size (ha)

278

Peak Herd Size (cows)

780

Typical On-farm Staff

4

Position Start Date

02/11/2026

Accommodation available

Either a tidy 3 bedroom house to suit a family, or a furnished flat independent of other accommodation that would be more suited for a single person only.

Hour Type

week

Average Hours Per week

48

Roster

Single rotation - 11 Days on / 3 days Off

Remuneration paid by

Hourly / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly