5 farm assistant jobs found

Job Description We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated farm assistant to join our team of four until February 2027 on our 810 cow dairy farm located on the Hinds town boundary. Applicants must be living in New Zealand now to apply for this job and be either a NZ citizen or have a residency visas.   Minimum work experience of one year on New Zealand dairy farms is essential with a can do attitude. Duties would depend on your experience but would be focused primarily on milking, cleaning the shed and yard, treating mastitis and moving break fences for stock. Basic farm information 60 Bail Rotary with ACR’s, auto trat sprayer and automated plant wash. Single herd grazing. Allflex collars. Centre pivot irrigation with a handful of sprinklers and rotorainer runs. Preferred start date is 14 August 2026. Please send a current CV complete with cover letter and recent referee phone numbers. Key Responsibilities include: Milking cows....

🚀 Ready for your next challenge?  We are seeking a fixed term full time Dairy Farm Assistant to join our team at our Mowata Two. We’re keen for someone with a can-do attitude with problem solving abilities, our ideal applicant has a minimum of 1 years’ farming experience, prioritizes health and safety, skilled in pasture-based system. 📍 Location: Rangitata, just 15 minutes from Geraldine and 35 minutes from Ashburton: 201 hectare 750 peak milking 54 bail rotary 2 pivots   🌱 About Us: Dairy Holdings Ltd operates 69 dairy farms and over 20 support blocks that has been operating for over 25 years. We pride ourselves on our approach that is based around our people, our process, and our pasture, always with the health and safety of our people first and foremost. We aim to be an employer of choice, with excellent training and development opportunities and a clear career pathway to Management, Contract Milking and Sharemilking for the right people. 📋   Key...

Enthusiastic Calf Rear & relief milker Needed for 900 cows! Calf rearer/ relief milker – 2026 / 27 Season Beautiful farm Great Team  Keen to be part of something rewarding ?  We’re looking for a motivated calf rearer to join us for the 2026/27 season on our farm where culture, performance, and people genuinely matter. We’re a supportive, positive team who enjoy the work we do and look out for each other — but we’re also serious about farming well. We have high expectations when it comes to animal health and having high attention to detail in the calf shed. If you take pride in doing a job properly and want to keep lifting your standards, you’ll fit right in. What you can expect: A fun, respectful, and well-organised work environment Clear systems and expectations Supportive employers who value good communication Opportunities for extra work within the business A farm set-up with a focus on efficiency and best practice with amazing...

The role requires experience dealing with milking ,Mastitis treatment ,lame cow treatment and managing a herringbone shed and a good knowledge of animal welfare and shed hygiene. The dairy farm is situated close to Rangiora and Kaiapoi

Ready for your next challenge? We’re seeking a full time, fixed term Assistant Manager/2IC to join our team at Mowata Two, we’re keen for someone with a can-do attitude with problem solving abilities, our ideal applicant has a minimum of 2 years’ farming experience, prioritizes health and safety, skilled in pasture-based system based system. 📍 Location: Rangitata, just 15 minutes from Geraldine and 35 minutes from Ashburton: 201 hectare 750 peak milking 54 bail rotary 2 pivots 🌱 About Us: Dairy Holdings Ltd operates 69 dairy farms and over 20 support blocks that has been operating for over 25 years. We pride ourselves on our approach that is based around our people, our process, and our pasture, always with the health and safety of our people first and foremost. We aim to be an employer of choice, with excellent training and development opportunities and a clear career pathway to Management, Contract Milking and Sharemilking for the right people. 📋...