We are seeking a 2IC or Herd Manager on a 600-cow farm located approximately 15-20 minutes west of Invercargill, milking through a 40 Aside Herringbone shed with ACR's and an in shed feed system.
You must have a passion for cows and animals and enjoy working outside.
Plus a friendly can-do attitude, a willingness to learn and be flexible, take pride in your work, be honest and reliable and maintain a clean and tidy home.
You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
- Milking and monitoring milk quality,
- Stock handling and feeding
- Fencing, maintenance and weed control
- Calving and helping out with calf rearing
- Tractor operation for feeding out, fertiliser, mowing and ground work
- Monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health and other general farm duties.
-Further learning and growing is supported and encouraged
Weekly hours are a minimum of 30, with an average of 45 and a maximum of 60.
Roster is 8-2, 8-3 all year round
Wages are hourly rate, depending on experience.
To be considered you must: provide a CV with references, be physically fit and be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
A warm 3 bedroom house on farm is provided