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we are looking for a skilled, experienced and motivated assistant farm manager(2IC) who can assist the farm manager with daily operations of the farm. Who is ready to take on responsibility, leading the team and overseeing the farm when manager is away. successful applicant must have; have good understanding in pasture and feeding good stockmanship and animal health knows how to delegate and manage the daily jobs effluent management knows to operate bikes and tractor and implementing basic maintenance maintaining good shed hygiene able to lead the team  The farm is 15 minutes away from Gore and 5 minute away from Riversdale. The farm has 2 sheds 50 bale and 54 bale, both sheds is rotary with acr and protract. the successful applicant will be overseeing the 50 bale shed alongside with farm manager and will be milking 550 cows together with 2 other team member. If you believe that you have the skills, knowledge and experience to be successful in this role,...

We are seeking an experienced farm worker (2+ years) for an Assistant Manager position on an 850 and 600-cow farms in the Kapuka area, milking through a 54 Rotary Bale and 40 AS Herringbone shed. You'll have a range of responsibilities including the day-to-day management support including: Milking Shed Management Animal Husbandry and Production Animal Health Monitoring, Management and Treatment Pasture and fodder Management Maintenance of Shed, Equipment and Machinery Know and meet regulatory rules & requirements Breeding, Calving and Calf rearing Management Cattle transportation Contractor Organisation and Management Staff Management and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 56. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid   at the agreed overtime rate....

Assistant Manager wanted to run the daily operation of a 750 cow farm near Riversdale Southland. You must be experienced in all day to day aspect of running an efficient dairy farming operation including but not limited to milking, pasture and staff management.

We are owner operators seeking experienced and motivated individual who enjoys farming with a strong work ethic and who is capable to assist with the day to day running of the farm. Our farm is a tidy, well established 146ha flat to undulating farm which is located in Isla Bank, Western Southland. We winter 470 crossbred cows on a family runoff in Dipton and peak milk 460 cows through a 50 bale rotary cowshed. We have ACRs, Protrack, Auto draft, Auto teatsprayer, and Halter Collars. We are owner operators, who want to see the best of the farm, cows and staff. 6/2 roster all year round except for calving (1st Aug – 31st Oct) where rosters are 6/1) 2 full-time staff throughout the season. General duties include but are not limited to:   - Milking, dairy hygiene/cleaning - Temporary and permanent fencing  - Treating lame cows - Farm maintenance, spraying, etc - Feeding bobby calves - Identifying and managing cow health - eg identifying mastitis...