8 farm assistant jobs found

Enthusiastic Farm Assistant Needed for 900 cows! Farm Assistant – 2026 / 27 Season Beautiful farm Great Team  Keen to be part of something rewarding ?  We’re looking for a motivated farm assistant to join us for the 2026/27 season on our farm where culture, performance, and people genuinely matter. We’re a supportive, positive team who enjoy the work we do and look out for each other — but we’re also serious about farming well. We have high expectations when it comes to animal health and having high attention to detail in the calf shed. If you take pride in doing a job properly and want to keep lifting your standards, you’ll fit right in. What you can expect: A fun, respectful, and well-organised work environment Clear systems and expectations Supportive employers who value good communication Opportunities for extra work within the business A farm set-up with a focus on efficiency and best practice with amazing facilities  What...

Farm Assistant – Dairy – Bay of Plenty Roster: 8 days on / 2 days off Start: End if August 2026 Pay: From $29.90/hr (negotiable based on experience) Accommodation: 2 bedroom brand new cottage - sharing with one male staff member or drive in position available  We’re looking for a motivated Farm Assistant to join our friendly team on a 1,200-cow, 290ha dairy farm near Whakatāne. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to get a foot in the door of the dairy industry and learn on the job. IMPORTANT: You must be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident. We are not an accredited employer and cannot provide sponsorship. What you’ll do: Milking in our 44-aside herringbone shed Shifting irrigation pods and sprinklers Assisting with general farm duties Learning and taking on more responsibility over time What we’re looking for: No experience necessary — just a positive...

We are sharemilkers looking for a reliable worker with excellent team work skills to complete our team in Mossburn.  Role: Full time Consisting of getting cows in, milking, putting up fences  Experience in animal health and tractor driving would be a bonus Capable of driving 2 and 4 wheelers Farm: Located 6 minutes to Mossburn, 8 minutes to Lumsden, 30 minutes to Winton 980 cows, 50 bale rotary with Pro Track, auto teat spray and in shed feeding Afimilk cow monitoring collars on all cows 1 centre pivot with green wash irrigation, multiple K lines Rearing 200+ replacement heifers All cows wintered off farm Team of 4 plus the sharemilkers - great opportunity to learn and upskill. This position is SHARED ACCOMMODATION with another staff member - house is 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom with a fire. Not suitable for families. Also can be a drive in position if you are already living locally. Please do not apply if neither of these options are suitable....

Temporary Farm Assistant – Calving Season (North Otago) We're looking for an experienced farm assistant to join our team on a large-scale 1,200-cow dairy farm at Maheno, North Otago, from now through to the end of December. This role has come up due to an unforeseen off-farm injury to existing staff, and is a temporary/seasonal position covering calving, with potential to lead into full-time work for the right person. About the role: Immediate start Fixed term through to end of December, with genuine potential for ongoing full-time work depending on fit Full-time hours, calving season demands (early starts, flexibility around cow/calf welfare needs) Pay based on experience What you'll be doing: Calving duties — assisting cows, calf rearing and feeding, calf health monitoring General dairy farm work as required (milking, animal health, farm maintenance) Working alongside our existing farm team What we're looking for: Farming/dairy experience...

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are looking for someone to join us on our Dairy Farm near Morrinsville. We are milking 300 crossbred cows on 107ha 15 minutes North of Morrinsville. We have a brand new 30 aside herringbone cowshed with automatic cup removers and auto yard wash. There is a tidy 3 bedroom home available. The farm is grass based with grass and grass silage as the main feeds so this is a great place to learn excellent pasture management. We do about 110,000kgMS per year and typically go OAD in January each year. We aim for best practice in every area especially cow health, incalf rates, SCC and youngstock rearing. We rear ~70 replacement calves and they stay on farm until 1st May. This is a great opportunity to work with the farm owners and set yourself up for a great career in dairying. Typically there are 2 people on farm through calving and mating and then after this the employee can take on more responsibilities. We are young farm owners and we would love to...

We are looking for an extra pair of hands over the next 8 weeks to help with calving and rostered days off.  Duties will include milking, helping pick up calves and possibly help with feeding calves at times.  Work will mainly be in the mornings and could potentially have the afternoons free if that suits you Anyone level of experience will be considered and we can fit the right person in . There will be the option of ongoing work after calving but wont be as many hours.

We require someone to help our team with milking, and other general farm duties as required in the new season. 50 bale rotary with cup removers and protrack drafting.  Experience ist essential and preference will be given to someone who has relevant experience, provide references and will fit in well with our team.  *This is not just a "Job that comes with a house"  We have an enthuiastic experienced local team with filipino workers and need someone reliable to support this. Warm and tidy 3 bedroom home available. MUST be physically fit and able to perforrm ALL labour intensive duties. Being able to lift 40kg calves is also a must. We are accredited employers, so only people currently eligable to work in NZ to apply.

Drive-in milker/farm assistant who can milk as part of a 2-person team in the mornings through a  herringbone shed with cup removers. Additional tasks as required such as bringing in cows & setting up fences. Potentially extra hours available for pm milkings, fencing, tree felling/wood cutting, weed control etc. This role would also be suitable for an ambitious trainee with a desire and passion to develop the skills necessary for a career in dairy farming. Remuneration according to experience and responsibilities. If you have a willingness to learn, you are honest and dependable, fit and energetic and sufficiently experienced in the milk shed, please email your CV and cover letter including references from your last two employers to support your application. Only applicants who are genuine, drug free and eligible to work in NZ please. Farm location: 7 km North of Hamilton PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT ACCREDITED EMPLOYERS SO CANNOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM JOB SEEKERS...