Set in the rolling hills close to Oamaru our position offers a lot of opportunities for the right person to have the best of both worlds, a great environment to live and work and a great environment to play in.
We need someone with the following attributes:
A positive attitude,
Able to work in and lead a team
Great communicator
Motivated to learn.
The position involves:
Understanding pasture management
milking's with a high level of hygiene in the shed and animal husbandry
identifying unwell animals, treating and recording
learning how to use and implement Halter technology, and an interest in other on farm technology.
safely operating machinery including a side by side to shift k-lines.
The farm is rolling contour close to the Kakanui river for fishing and hunting isn't far up the road. We milk 770 cows through a 40 aside Herringbone shed with ACR's and Protrack. We have Halter technology on farm so you need to be open to learning how to use this technology. Most of the farm is under pivot irrigation with some k-lines and fixed grid also. We take pride in looking after our environment to keep our waterways clean, since the farm was converted in 2018 we have been increasing our native planting area each year.
We are not an Accredited Employer so please only apply if you are currently in NZ and are eligible to work here.
A minimum of 3 years experience is required and some Level of Primary ITO is preferred.