2 dairy farm assistant jobs found in Taupiri, waikato region

Purpose of the position: Assists with daily operational tasks as directed, including feeding, milking, animal health, effluent. Is aware of on-farm compliance, e.g. health, safety, and wellbeing; environment, animal welfare, etc. Milking : Assists in efficient and hygienic milking routine. Follows procedure to produce high quality milk. Carries out milk harvesting tasks as directed and is developing the correct skills to milk efficiently and safely. • Helps set up dairy prior to milking and on time. • Milks cows efficiently and safely, as directed. • Uses backing gate well. • Teat sprays well. • Marks cows well. Understands factors that affect milk quality, and the reasons for regulations around milk quality safety. • Understands the cost and implications of grading milk and high somatic cell counts. • Helps manage ‘dirty cows’. • Implements dairy hygiene requirements. Assists with cleaning and maintain the milking plant and farm dairy equipment and reports any faults...

Farm Assistant Positions Available We are seeking motivated Farm Assistants to join our team on a well-established dairy farm. About the Farm Size: 235 ha, milking 900 cows through a 50-bale rotary shed Infrastructure: Waikato plant, ACRs, Protrack drafting system, complemented by a 450-cow feed pad System: Operating a System 4 Feeding: Each cow receives approx. 1 tonne of maize and 1 tonne of PKE/soybean hull, plus other concentrate supplements, all delivered via a Keenan mixer wagon Young stock: young stock and calf rearing Herd: Spring-calving, mainly FJX cows averaging 500 kg Production Goal: 410,000 kg MS for the coming season  Key Tasks & Responsibilities Training will be provided Milking cows Setting up break fences Identifying and treating mastitis cases Tractor driving and feeding out Calving and calf rearing Heat detection Recording animal health details Daily farm maintenance Compliance with Health &...