$70,000 - $70,520 yearly
Southern Peake Dairies
Multiple farms (Eyrewell Forest, New Zealand)
We are looking for two Dairy Farm Assistants to work at our dairy farms located in Eyrewell Forrest in North Canterbury.
Your role as a Dairy Farm Assistant will be:
To assist in the daily operation of an approximate 750 cow dairy operation in North Canterbury.
General Farm Duties Include:
Milking:
To operate the milk plant and milk through a rotary cowshed.
Clean and wash dairy shed to a high standard as per Fonterra hygiene standard.
Animal Health:
To identify, treat and record all animal health events.
Treat mastitis and lame cows.
Communicate with other staff to ensure animal health and safety is at a high standard.
Pasture:
To allocate the correct amount of feed required per herd
Manage rotation length as per rotation planner.
Strong communication required with all other staff.
Manage pasture to minimise pasture damage.
Calving:
To calve any cows required.
Identify calved cows.
Record calved cows and calves.
Tag calves.
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| Closing date for Applications: |
15/06/2026
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Farm Assistant
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| Position Start Date: |
01/07/2026
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