4 herd manager jobs found in Ashburton

Looking for an exciting individual to manage one of the farms herds.  Farm has in-shed feeding, new ACRS, auto drafting, pivots etc. If this is of interest please keep reading! Animal Health Mgmt: lames. mastitis, RFM. Monthly BCScoring and reporting. Shed hygiene and milk quality  to reach grade free target and cooperative difference standards. Pasture Mgmt: daily pasture allocation, supplement and inshed feeding system. Assist in training farm assistants. Tractor driving and general farm work. Minimum of 2 years NZ dairy experience. Full drivers license. Able to pass a drugs test and have their own transport.

We are seeking someone to fill a Herd Manager position on our 1200-cow farm 20 minutes inland from Ashburton. We currently milk 1200 cows through a modern 80 bale rotary off 345 ha, the farm has excellent irrigation, infrastructure, and machinery. We are running five fulltime staff and are a family fun and lovely team environment. We are looking some who has two years’ experience, with a good attitude and wants to keep learning. You must be mature enough to be punctual and keen to make a career in the dairy industry. Preferably you will have a driver’s license as you will be needed to drive on public roads. We also require you to have a good knowledge of riding a two-wheeler motorbike and tractor. We require you to have an excellent understanding of animal health in, picking up mastitis, lame cows and having a good understanding in how treat. Our roster, Starting from June 1 onwards, 5 days on 2 days off roster, July 15 onwards will have a 6 days on and 1 day off, September 20...

We have an exciting opportunity for a farm assistant on an 1250 cow farm located 10 minutes from Geraldine.  About the farm: 1250 cows 54 bale rotary, in shed feeding, ACR Irrigation through pivots and guns. Flat contour Accommodation supplied on farm is a 3 bedroom home. The attributes ideally required for this position: • Work well in a team • Physically able to carry out the job • Have the desire to succeed in the industry • Most importantly the successful applicant must be honest, reliable, good communication skills and motivated We are looking for someone with drive, passion and aiming for the top, that is willing to work with us to achieve top quality results. Guaranteed 35 hours per week. Job description/tasks required: -Milking: Assists in efficient and hygienic milking routine. Follows procedure to produce high quality milk. -Animals: Assists in the safe handling of animals, reports any health and welfare issues as per farm policy. -Feed: Controls weeds. Sets break...

CNR Farming has an exciting opportunity for a Farm Manager to join our team. The farm peak milks 800 cows through a 54 bail rotary on 240ha platform, fully irrigated by pivots, some fixed grid and a small area of sprinklers. We have been using Halter to assist with Farm management, as well as ACR's, and automatic drafting. We target production of 500+ per cow and are a system 4 with a real focus on maximizing pasture harvested. The successful applicant will be willing and able to use this technology to its full advantages.  Managing and doing a variety of task in this role- Exceptional animal husbandry - Mating, calving identification, assistance, lameness, mastitis, milk fever, Pasture Management Staff Management ,Health and Safety ,Shed cleanliness and maintenance Fencing - general Understanding of irrigation and maintenance, ensuring health records are kept up to date. We operate a fully self contained system, with owners doing majority of cultivation. Young stock grazed off...