6 farm assistant jobs found in Ashburton

Dairy Farm Assistant 📍 Ashburton | 💼 Full-Time, Permanent | 🏠 Fully Furnished Shared Accommodation About the Role Are you practical, reliable, and ready to work with top-tier farming technology? We are seeking a hands-on Dairy Farm Assistant to join our experienced team on a high-performing 1500-cow dairy farm in Ashburton. This is a varied, fast-paced role operating a modern 80-bale rotary shed fully equipped with Halter and Protrack technologies. If you want to grow your skills in a tech-forward farming environment, this is the perfect opportunity. Key Responsibilities Milking & Technology: Undertake daily milking in our 80-bale rotary shed using Halter and Protrack systems, while maintaining high shed hygiene. Herd Management: Assist with day-to-day herd management, animal health, calving, and accurate record-keeping. Pasture & Feed: Assist with feed, pasture, weed, and pest management. Machinery & Maintenance:...

Dairy Farm Assistant position available for the upcoming season located in the Hinds area. 243 Ha milking 935 cows 54 rotary shed with ACR's We are a grass based system so good knowledge of grass and grazing is needed Looking for someone who is eager to grow and progress in the industry with our team Duties include but not limited to; milking and plant wash, calf rearing, giving and recording animal health treatments, tractor driving and feeding out, shifting irrigation (K-lines and sprinklers), break fences, weed spraying and other general duties. The successful applicant must be able to work well on their own and with others, be trustworthy and honest, show initiative, use common sense and follow health and safety Remuneration based on experience  Accommodation available on farm Pre employment drug test will be carried out Please send through your CV Please only apply if currently in NZ and eligible to work

We have a position available for a Dairy Farm Assistant on a 700-cow farm milking through a 54 Rotary Bale shed in the Ashburton area. The farm is located 10-15 minutes to Ashburton, 30 minutes from Mt Hutt Ski Field.  Previous experience is preferred but not required for this role. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking twice a day shifting cows and feeding  fencing, weed control calving, calf rearing shed cleaning and setup identifying and alerting managers to sick cows Setting fences and other general farm duties. 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 will be paid  at the agreed overtime rate.   The schedule may vary;  Roster would be 7 days on 2 days off. Salary ranges from $67,782 - $76,000...

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...

Located near Ashburton, we run a farm for a company that cares about people and animals, they have high expectations and want to see people strive to be the best they can. We assist in keeping budgets low and this is carried over to staff to help us to achieve goals from the top down. Without like-minded people who have a strong work ethic and a caring nature, we wouldn't be able to do the job we do. We love to see our staff grow and evolve into higher positions on farm, we are more than happy to guide and teach you what you need to know to progress your dairy career further. "The sky is the limit" Key Responsibilities Farm Operations & Team Supervision -  Take responsibility for daily tasks such as milking operations, feeding routines, irrigation scheduling, and general dairy operations. -  Work independently with minimal supervision and take initiative to solve problems and improve efficiency. -  Supervise and support junior staff,...

system 5 680 cow dairy farm 30km south of Ashburton 60 bale shed with cup removers an in shed feeding two centre pivots 10 sprinklers 5/2 roster