3 jobs found in Balfour

We are seeking an experienced farm worker (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 380-cow farm in the Tapanui area. T he farm is located approximately 1 hr 30 mins km from Invercargill, milking through a 36 Aside Herringbone shed. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking and monitoring milk quality, training junior staff, stock handling and feeding (feed mgt), fencing, weed control, calving, calf rearing, shed maintenance & preparation, tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate. The schedule may vary; Roster will...

ENTRY-LEVEL FARM ASSISTANT WANTED – RONGAHERE / CLYDEVALE START DATE: 6TH OCTOBER 2026 Looking for someone reliable, keen to learn and ready to get stuck in! We have a position available on our 750-cow dairy farm, located in the Rongahere area – only 5 minutes from Clydevale and 30 minutes from Balclutha. What’s involved: • Milking & getting cows in • Fencing • Feeding stock • Weed spraying • General farm work • Plenty of opportunity to learn Roster: 5 on / 2 off until the end of mating, then 10 on / 4 off 1-bedroom house with heat pump available on farm No farming experience needed! We’re more interested in someone with the right attitude who is reliable, willing to learn and turns up ready for work. Restricted licence or higher Own reliable transport Legally able to work in NZ Comfortable with early mornings Reliable and punctual Willing to work hard and learn If your interested to apply email me at...

Shepherd Wanted – Central Otago Sheep & Beef Station We're a family-owned and operated beef and sheep farm set in stunning countryside, just 10 minutes from Omakau and 30 minutes from the beautiful town of Alexandra.  Running 13,000 stock units across 809ha of flat to rising country, we're looking for someone who considers themselves a good stockman with plenty of experience. Our sheep are fine wool, our cattle are crossbreeds, there's real variety and growth in what we do.  Free Home kill when it's available!  We have some pivot irrigation, but the bulk of the work is all forms of stock work — crutching, drafting, moving stock — as well as moving break fences, general maintenance, tractor work and much more. No two days are the same. If you have a couple of fully trained dogs, that's an advantage but not essential. You'll need good stock sense and the relevant skills to hit the ground running — we're happy to train, but not from scratch. We're a small team who get on...