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Farm Assistant | 60-Bale Rotary | Great Team | 800 Cows | Rukuhia No dairy experience? No problem. Keen to learn, work hard and be part of a good team? We want to hear from you… Six17 Limited is looking for a Farm Assistant to join our crew on an 800-cow dairy farm just 10 minutes from Hamilton and 20 minutes from Te Awamutu. If you’re finishing school, thinking about a gap year or just want a job where you’re outdoors, active and actually learning real skills, this could be a great place to start. What’s the farm like? It’s a modern set-up: 240 hectares, milking 800 cows through a 60-bail rotary fitted with ACRs and the Afimilk system, which tracks each cow’s health and production. You’ll get to see exactly how the farm runs day to day, not just do the jobs but understand why they matter. You won’t be thrown in the deep end. You’ll be trained properly and work alongside people who know what they’re doing and are happy to show you the ropes. What...

We are looking for an experienced farm assistant with a proven track record to join our team milking 440 cows through a 40 aside. We are a team of 4 who each play an important role in running an efficient system. A few things that make our operation simple to run includes the use of batt latches, auto drafting, auto plant wash, automatic cup removers and the Allflex collars system. Cups on at 5.30 in the morning and 3pm in the afternoons. Essentials only on the weekends.  Animal health and wellbeing is at the forefront of how we operate. We require a fully capable farm assistant who is prepared to hit the ground running and assist with all aspects of the day to day running of the farm including but not limited to: Animal health (prevention, identification & treatment) Setting up accurate break fences Loading up/feeding out on feed pad Effluent management Machinery operation & maintenance Weed control Fencing Running and maintaining the dairy plant...