21 jobs found in Methven

Due to expansion we are on the look out for a herd manager to join our team. The farm is located in Mayfield area, around 30min to Ashburton, methven and Geraldine. Great location with an amazing view of the mountains. Peak milking 1050 cows through a modern 60 bale rotary with Protrack and auto cup removers with in shed feeding also using Allflex collars for animal health and reproduction. The dairy farm is approximately 300ha. The dairy farm is also supported by a 150ha run off across the road. We run a self contained model growing and making our own silage also growing and harvesting majority of our own barley to feed back to the cows.  We offer a sustainable 6 on 2 off roster  competitive remuneration package  a strong ethos of work to live. A modern warm 2 bedroom home (not shared) Lots of variety in your role and scope to learn about different aspects of pastoral farming. A family orientated team that supports each other at work and...

We are seeking a passionate self motivated person to join our team. We milk 700 cows through a 54 Bale Rotary Shed with ACRS and Pro Track, located 10mins drive from Ashburton. The successful applicant will have good stock knowledge and experience in dairy farming an advantage. You will need to be keen to learn, enjoy working with stock and in the outdoors, must be tidy and have good work ethic. We offer an enjoyable safe working environment and support training. We strive for the best with Animal Health, Milk Quality and Pasture Production. We run a system 4 farm, your duties will include milking, clean up, treating stock, shifting irrigation, putting up fences, dusting, feeding out and other on farm tasks. You are required to have a minimum of a restricted nz drivers’ license as we travel to grazing in the winter and must be able to speak English. Drug and Alcohol testing is part of our contracts. Start date is 20th of September 2026, this is flexible. If this sounds like you...

ABOUT US: We are owner/operators on a coastal farm located 20mins from both Ashburton and Rakaia. We operate a 185 Ha platform, milking 600 cows with a grass-based system with wintering on platform. We have a 40 ASHB shed with ACR's, walkover teat spray, Protrack drafting gate & CowManager. We are always investigating further opportunities to integrate technology to increase efficiencies and futureproof on farm procedure. The farm is fully irrigated by pivots and rotorainers. The three-year average milk production is 440kgMS/cow with approximately 500kg/cow of supplement. Our young stock are grazed off farm. We are passionate about our cows and our people. We run as a team of 4 full time staff plus a calf-rearer and relief milkers through the season. We strive for the highest standard of animal welfare and husbandry; whilst maintaining emphasis on a healthy work/life balance for our team and their families. It is important to us that our people are growing and succeeding, and...

Looking for an enthusiastic farm assistant to work come and join our team. Need to have a can do attitude and be able to problem solve and work within a large multicultural team. Ideally can hit the ground running and bring enthusiasm to support the team culture, aligning with our values of efficiency and high attention to detail by leading by example.  Basic overview of farm: peak milk 1300 cows 80 bale rotary with ACRs and auto drafting gate Grass based feeding system with some supplement targeting 460 milk solids per cow 90% pivot irrigation Only 10 minutes from Ashburton town  Job details: $25 per hour 30 hours minimum per week. Main skill requirements: 1 year dairy farming experience.  Minimum level 5 qualification in Agriculture. Shared accommodation provided sharing with 1 or 2 others, this role is only available to those who can live on farm. No pets. Roster changes throughout the season, predominantly 7/2 7/2 7/3 but we are flexible on...

We are looking for an experienced farm worker (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 700-cow farm in the Ashburton area. The farm is located  10-15 minutes to Ashburton, 30 minutes from Mt Hutt Ski Field and milking through a 54 Rotary Bale shed . You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking and monitoring milk quality stock handling and feeding (feed mgt), fencing, weed control, calving, calf rearing, shed maintenance & preparation, tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage  monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health and other general farm duties. Candidates must have competent and strong in milking, centre pivot, and tractor work experience. Weekly hours are a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 50. 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...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery and...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery and...

An opportunity has become available on our 500 cow dairy farm to join us as our Senior Herd Manager. This role involves looking after our 500 cows both in the milking shed and in the paddock. We are Spring calving and milk through a 54 bale rotary with ACRs. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience on a grass based dairy farm with references to show competency in animal health and milking plant maintenance. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand with a current work visa or citizenship.

·        Breeding and raising livestock for the production of Milk ·        Animal Health, Managing and monitoring health of the livestock ·        Livestock Management and Pasture care, Moving livestock and providing proper fodder to maintain appropriate nutritional levels ·        Managing Farm operation, Oversee, conduct and manage livestock, machines, staff and production ·        Record Management and Budgeting , Collect, maintain and evaluate records for budgeting, taxation and financial management operations ·        Production of Milk, including managing quality, shed hygiene, cleaning and milking routines Please note this is a management role and you are expected to work unsupervised in this role. Minimum of two years of proven relevant work experience, or a relevant qualification, or a level 7 degree in any field is required. Roster - 11/3 Applicant must have a good work ethic and right attitude. Please apply online, must...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule...

We are seeking someone to fill a Herd Manager position on our 1200-cow farm 20 minutes inland from Ashburton. We currently milk 1200 cows through a modern 80 bale rotary off 345 ha, the farm has excellent irrigation, infrastructure, and machinery. We are running five fulltime staff and are a family fun and lovely team environment. We are looking some who has two years’ experience, with a good attitude and wants to keep learning. You must be mature enough to be punctual and keen to make a career in the dairy industry. Preferably you will have a driver’s license as you will be needed to drive on public roads. We also require you to have a good knowledge of riding a two-wheeler motorbike and tractor. We require you to have an excellent understanding of animal health in, picking up mastitis, lame cows and having a good understanding in how treat. Our roster, Starting from June 1 onwards, 5 days on 2 days off roster, July 15 onwards will have a 6 days on and 1 day off, September 20...

Herd Manager – Dairy Farm (2026/27 Season) We are seeking an Herd Manager to join our dairy operation for the 2026/27 season . Farm Details Location: Hinds, Mid Canterbury (approx. 20 minutes from Ashburton ) Effective milking platform: 126 ha Peak herd size: ~500 cows Milking shed: 36-aside herringbone with automatic cup removers and automatic teat spray Key Responsibilities Milking and day-to-day shed management Animal health management including: Lameness detection and treatment Assisting with difficult calvings Identifying and treating mastitis Drafting and managing cows for culling or trading Pasture management: Conducting regular farm walks Setting up and managing break fences Monitoring pasture quality and post-grazing residuals Tractor and machinery work: Feeding out Mowing Fertiliser spreading Record keeping and...

At Alpine Dairies these things are important to us: 'Nailing the basics' of dairy farming daily. We aspire to the highest results in milk quality and animal welfare. We take pride in every area of our farm and business. We make financially sound farming decisions.   Key farming skills our herd manager will need: Genuinely likes milking cows and dairy farming. Be skilled at reading pasture covers and residuals. Have sound literacy and numeracy skills. Be confident detecting mastitis and lameness. Be able to assist basic calving difficulties. Treat down cows, lame cows and common animal health concerns confidently. Operate a tractor and feed out wagon. Have skills in basic maintenance and permanent fencing. Keep accurate records. Be skilled at maintaining milk quality.   About you: We are looking for a herd manager who is… Is respectful and brings a positive attitude to work each day. Is reliable – makes choices to take care of yourself...

We’re looking for an experienced Herd Manager to join our great team on a well-equipped 2,000-cow dairy farm close to Geraldine . The farm features: 100-bale rotary with mainly in-shed feeding Protrack and Allflex collars Pivot and fixed-grid irrigation Effluent applied through pivots Silage fed on the shoulders when required Excellent on- and off-farm training opportunities Great location with good local schooling and an awesome community About You We’re looking for someone with 3+ years’ dairy experience who is confident taking responsibility and leading key areas of the farm. You’ll ideally have: Good experience using Protrack Strong animal health and treatment skills, with the ability to take ownership of this area Good stockmanship and attention to detail The confidence to lead and work well within an established team Shed maintenance experience would be a bonus Experience with Allflex...

Note: We are accredited but need someone soon so we are not willing to go through the immigration process at this time of the season. He rd Manager Position available We require a competent Herd Manager with several years experience that is willing to work, learn and engage in the day to day running of the farm. In the shed: You will be required to milk twice a day. Always be on time. Be calm with all stock and show a good level animal awareness. Diagnose fix or report problems with the milking plant. Follow milking procedures to ensure quality milk is supplied. Diagnose health issue in the herd. Administer Treatments and record correctly. Treat lame cows. Ensure in shed feed systems are working correctly on a daily basis. Have a desire to work in a clean and tidy environment, On the Farm: You must be confident with machinery. eg motor bikes 2 and 4 wheelers, tractors and irrigators. Knowledge of irrigation systems is a bonus but can be...

We are seeking an experienced team member (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 1000-cow operation in the Waimakariri  area.  The farm is located approximately 40 minutes from Christchurch and milks   through a 60 bale rotary shed. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking and monitoring milk quality, Training junior staff, Stock handling and feeding (feed mgt), Fencing, weed control, Shed maintenance & preparation, Tractor operation - feeding out Monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health Other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60. 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. The schedule may vary; Roster will be 6 days on, 2 day's off. Wage is between $33.56 - $35.00...

ABOUT THE FARM We are a 172-hectare effective, fully irrigated dairy farm, peak milking around 720 cows through a 50-bale rotary shed. Our irrigation system consists of lateral irrigators, centre pivot, a small amount of K-line and fixed-grid irrigation, providing reliable pasture production throughout the season. We operate a pasture-based farming system, with a strong focus on growing and utilising quality pasture efficiently. The farm is run with less than 300 kg of imported feed per cow, so good pasture management, stockmanship and attention to detail are important parts of the system. This is a large-scale, productive dairy operation where there is plenty of variety in the work and an opportunity to gain experience across all aspects of the farm. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in their work and wants to be part of a hardworking team. The role will involve: ·       Milking efficiently...

Note - Not all applicants will be contacted. Only looking due to change in role in business for current staff member. Seeking 1 person for this current season & beyond. 3-bedroom House is be available and is on farm - 13km/13mins from Waimate, South Canterbury. Applicant preferably someone who has done 2yrs of dairy farming and is motivated to learn, and feed cows.  Farm details: The dairy platform is approx.420ha effective, located 13km/13mins from the township of Waimate. Current Peak milk 940-980 cows through 54 bale rotary, with halter collars, with slight increase likely and in-shed feeding & pro-track like gate Irrigation: dryland farm. Cows will be milked twice daily for majority of season– 4/4.30am & 2pm cups on.  Typical breaks post calving of 8.30-9.30am, 11.30-2pm. Winter; 8-12, 1.30-4.30 Roster current 6/2 in calving can change with rotary shed. Salary, to be negotiated / based on experience. Benefits firewood (we will...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are looking for a passionate Herd Manager to join our high performing team milking 850 cows through a 50 bale rotary with ACR's and in shed feeding.  The Farm is located in Culverden, North Canterbury approx 1 hour from Christchurch Do you have the following? Positive can do attitude and willingness to learn Are Respectful and a team player High animal welfare standards Value shed hygiene and cleanliness Prioritise Health & Safety  We support development and encourage staff to upskill by providing exposure to all aspects of the industry. Please only apply if you are currently in the dairy industry and have previous experience. Must have a full drivers license and be able to pass a drug test. Must be able to provide minimum 2 references including 1 from current employer. New Zealand residency is required for this role. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Top 400 cows twice a day, the rest once a day morning only, everything once a day March to end of May. We have a system that allows for not getting cows in, they walk themselves to milking while the coffees being drunk. Calves are grazed off farm from January till they return in May the following year as in calf. All ground work is done in house so plenty of tractor work available. We are looking for a permanent staff member to jump aboard our team once our Scottsman's visa has run out in November. Preferably chasing a character that knows how to jump into battle when the busy time is on. Must have a can do attitude and be willing to get their hands dirty, be able to laugh and have a genuine interest in dairy farming. 3 bedroom house with log burner. Firewood available on farm. We are NOT accredited, work visas welcome