We are seeking a Dairy Farm Assistant to work on a 600 cow farm in Norsewood area, 1 hour from Palmerston North. Previous dairy farming experience is preferred but not required for this role.
You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
- Milking twice a day
- shifting cows and feeding
- fencing, weed control
- calving, calf rearing
- shed cleaning and setup
- identifying and alerting managers to sick cows
- Setting fences
- and other general farm duties.
Weekly hours are a minimum of 30, average 50 and a maximum of 60 for the salary. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate for any hours beyond the maximum hours.
The schedule may vary but generally work hours are between 4:30am and go through 5pm with meal and rest breaks.
Salary offered is between $74,550 - $87,360 subject to 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 professionalism 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
- have at least a restricted driver licence as you'll need to go between farm and runoff.
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 (and last in it).
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