2 calf rearing jobs found

Tihei mauri ora e te motu. He karanga tēnei ki te waonui a Tane e pa ana ki tēnei turanga watea kei raro i te korowai manaaki o Parininihi ki Waitōtara. Parininihi ki Waitōtara (PKW) is a Māori Incorporation based in Taranaki, Aotearoa. PKW oversees 20,000 hectares of some of the most productive dairy land in the world and have a range of business interests, including: dairy farming, crayfish, forestry and commercial property. PKW is an innovative, sustainable and successful business and the kaitiaki of our Shareholders’ assets for future generations. The PKW Group, includes PKW Farms LP and PKW Miraka Hipi LP, Taranaki’s largest dairy farmer with active business interests in dairy and dairy support, beef and livestock trading. The Partnership comprises 20 dairy and dairy support farms, covering around 4,000 hectares with 80 kaimahi and/or contractors supporting the farming operations. The PKW team are driven by their vision of “He Tangata, He Whenua, He Oranga – sustaining...

Milking: Assists in efficient and hygienic milking routine. Follows procedure to produce high quality milk. Carries out milk harvesting tasks as directed and is developing correct skills to milk efficiently and safely. • Helps set up dairy prior to milking and on time. • Milks cows efficiently and safely, as directed. • Uses backing gate well. • Teat sprays well. • Marks cows well. Understands factors that affect milk quality, and the reasons for regulations around milk quality safety. • Understands the cost and implications of grading milk and high somatic cell counts. • Helps manage ‘dirty cows’. • Implements dairy hygiene requirements. Assists with cleaning and maintain the milking plant and farm dairy equipment and reports any faults to senior staff. • Understands how the milking system works, so as to identify and report when things are not working correctly, such as the milk pump. • Can use specialist equipment e.g. drafting system • Cleans yard, plant, and...