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Position available for Farm worker/Assistant on 240 cow Dairy Farm in Inglewood. Duties include milking, calf rearing and general farm duties. Some experience preferred. Full Licence required. Drive in position or house available.

F arm Assistant – Dairy Farm Location:  South Taranaki Position Type:  Full-Time Permanent Minimum Guaranteed Hours: 30 hours per week minimum / Maximum 60 hours per week  Pay Rate: $24 to $26.00 per hour Accommodation:  House available to rent with the position We are a progressive 550 cow dairy farm based in South Taranaki operating a modern  rotary cowshed with up to date farming technology and systems. The farm is focused on high standards of animal care, milk quality and  pasture management Technology and systems used on farm include: ·  Modern rotary cowshed ·  Automatic cup removers (ACRs) ·  Protrack drafting system ·  Allflex animal monitoring collars ·  In-bail feeding system ·  Minda farm management software About the Role We are looking for a motivated and reliable Farm Assistant to join our team. This role involves assisting with the day-to-day running of the...

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 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 to senior staff. • Understands how the milking system works, so as to identify and report when things are not working correctly, such as the milk pump. • Can use specialist equipment e.g. drafting system • Cleans yard, plant, and...