Farm Assistant for Halter Farm near Rakaia, Canterbury

Farm Assistant position available in Dorie.

While we are ideally looking for a permanent full time staff, we would also consider a short/fixed term or contract position.

We are looking for a farm assistant for our team to start on the 15th of October or ASAP.

We are looking for someone with at least 1-2 years experience  as you will have to hit the ground running. With mating, its a busy time to join the team, so if you are a fast learner, this will be an ideal fit.

About the farm

• The farm has had Halter on the 760 Friesian cows for the last four years. This has really helped with wintering on crops, mating, break feeding and bringing the cows to the milking shed.
• We are aiming to produce 530MS/cow this year
• We have three different types of irrigation -Pivot, Lateral and Rotorainers

About the area

• Dorie School and Preschool are excellent.  Property is on the primary school bus route
• High school in Ashburton about 25 km

Our ideal candidate would be someone who:

• Loves cows 
• Really keen to learn and wants to take on responsibility
• Wants to progress in the dairy industry
• Has open communication
• Has a work hard/play hard mentality

We can offer you:

• a great learning environment and the chance to prove yourself and take responsibility
• A sharemilker who leads from the front and would never ask you to do anything he wouldn’t do himself. He is keen to teach and help you reach your dairy farming goals
• A great team environment where everyone provides feedback into how the farm is run and how to improve it
• Management who really want to progress, make great production and will teach you the tricks of the trade

The successful candidate will be skilled in:

• Milking cows
• Moving rotorainers
• Spraying weeds
• Setting up paddocks
• Assisting with effluent
• General farm maintenance

All applicants must be able to work in New Zealand and be available for in person interviews. All applicants must submit a CV and your cover letter should also include why you think you would be a superstar member of our team. Please apply as soon as possible. Do not wait for the closing date as we will call and phone interview any suitable candidates as soon as CVs are received, and may appoint a new assistant prior to closing date.