4 farm assistant jobs found

Full-Time Farm Assistant / Milker – Henley, Otago We’re on the lookout for a reliable and motivated Farm Assistant / Milker to join our farm located in Henley,  5 minutes from Dunedin Airport. We milk 280 cows through a herringbone shed and operate on an 11-on, 3-off roster, with some flexibility around days off. A  three-bedroom house is available,  with a fireplace and two heat pumps. The school bus stop is 100m from the house. What we’re looking for: A keen eye for detail – especially when it comes to spotting mastitis or unwell animals. We also use Cowmanager eartags. Willingness to follow and contribute to the smooth running of the shed, including routine tasks like putting water through, shed hygiene and cleaning up properly after milking. Confident riding both 2-wheel and 4-wheel motorbikes. Tractor and feed-out experience preferred. A strong work ethic and reliability are essential. Optional relief milking work for a...

We have a farm assistant position available. You will have a positive amazing trainable attitude, reliable and trustworthy to join our team. Start date flexible.  Tractor driving abilities would be a bonus.  Must be competent on 2 and 4 wheelers.  You will be drug free have no convictions and take pride in your workspace and keep it tidy.  You will be very quiet with stock and have stockmanship fundamentals.  Minimum 1 year experience  Halter 600 fx cows 230 ha flat 50 AS HERRINGBONE You will be a passionate dairy farmer who enjoys dairy farming and loves milking cows. Roster is 8/2 8/3 1 x Comfortable 3/4 bedroom family home with lockable garage. 

Farm Hand (1 hour from Queenstown)   Farm is located in Five Rivers, this role would suit someone living local to Mossburn, lumsden, Diption etc with reliable transport as there is no accommodation on farm available.   We are looking for a farm assistant on our family-owned Dairy Farm. We are flexible with this role could be casual, temporary or permanent part -time /   full time to suit. May suit university student or working holiday visa, applicants looking for extra work. Main role would be milking cows, but willingness to do a variety of jobs would be beneficial. No experience required, with pay to be negotiated based on your skillset will range from $25-40hr. Will be milking modern rotary with cowshed. Please inquire via the website, all shortlisted applicants we will call you if interested in discussing further. Please note we cannot accept applicants based overseas at this time.

We take milk quality and animal health seriously and are looking for like-minded farmers to join us for an exciting expansion on our beautiful farm.   We’re proud to be  Fonterra Organics Top Performers for milk quality two years in a row: SCC 73 99% Days of Excellence So we’re looking for someone who  takes pride in their work, high attention to detail, and prioritises milk quality and animal health.  Position and salary based around the right applicant. 6:2 roster.   Farm setup • 800 cows in multiple herds using  Halter •  40-bale rotary  ( ACRs  + in-bale teat spray) •  CellSense & Protrack •  OAD milking  solo in shifts alongside other staff and us (owners) The farm •  250ha  effective +  200ha  new neighbouring block • Mostly  flat to rolling  country • Very tidy farm with  great infrastructure...