20 calf rearing jobs found

Join Our Team as a Casual Calf Rearer – Dairy Farm Opportunity We are looking for a reliable, hardworking, and animal-loving person to join our team as a Casual Calf Rearer on our dairy farm near Rolleston. Key Responsibilities: PM calf feeding Monitoring calf health and wellbeing Cleaning and maintaining calf sheds and feeding equipment Assisting with general calf rearing tasks as required Following farm health and safety procedures Position Details: Casual position Drive-in role Farm located approximately 10 km from Rolleston Flexible hours during the calf rearing season Pay rate dependent on experience and skills Previous calf rearing experience is preferred, but training can be provided for the right applicant We are looking for someone who is dependable, has a positive attitude, and enjoys working with animals in a farm environment.

This is drive in position available from 20th July till late September. Must have drivers license  Farm is 17miniutes from Ashburton town and 15 minutes from methven.  Rearing 280 replacement calves . Must be physically fit . No experience necessary training provided on farm. 

Due to last seasons calf rearer now rearing her own baby we now require a new calf rearer on our 950 cow dairy farm in Lauriston (Thompsons Track) which is 20min from Ashburton and 15min to Rakaia and Methven. This is a drive in position as there is no accommodation available. It will be for a fixed term period from Mid July 2026 to October 2026, it will be for approx. 40hrs per week and the roster can be discussed at the interview. Experience is a help but not essential as full training and support of our system will be given. We will be rearing 300 heifers and also feeding in excess of 400-500 Friesian bulls and Herefords to 4 days old. We have an amazing setup on farm for rearing calves with 24 bays of calf sheds only 50m from the cowshed. All milk is pumped using a flow meter for accuracy. All calves are tubed fresh colostrum on arrival to calf shed. At times there will be other farm work to assist the fulltime team between feeds. Remuneration will be an hourly...

What we are looking for: Minimum 2 years NZ Dairy experience Be able to work as a team and individually maintaining high attention to detail Strong work ethic with willingness to learn and grow in the industry Communicate clearly Adhere to all farm policies Takes pride in a clean and tidy workplace Key aspects of role Include but not limited to: Contribute to all aspects of milking and milk quality Monitor animal health and wellbeing identifying and reporting issues early Be competent at operating 2 wheel and 4-wheel motor bike safely Operate tractor with wagon, heavy roller or mower Undertake fencing for feed management Undertake weed control Assist with calf rearing when required. About Farm: 80 bail rotary with cup removers, in shed feeding, auto teat spray, protract and allflex collars. Irrigation is majority pivots with portion of K-Line, Sprinklers and fixed grid. Other Information: Pay will be discussed at time of interview...

We have a Dairy Farm Assistant role available on a 1600-cow farm in the Ealing area, milking through a 58 and 62 Bail Rotary shed. Experience is preferred but not required for this role. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking twice a day - shifting cows and feeding  - fencing, weed control - calving, calf rearing - shed cleaning and setup - identifying and alerting managers to sick cows - Setting fences - and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 30, with an average of 45 and a maximum of 50. 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 be 6 days on, 2 days off throughout the year. Salary ranges from $68,400 to $71,400 per annum, depending on experience....

We have a job for a Dairy Farm Assistant requiring at least 6+ months of dairy farm experience. This is for a 620-cow farm in the Ashburton area, milking through a 60 Bail Rotary shed. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking twice a day - shifting cows and feeding  - fencing, weed control - calving, calf rearing - shed cleaning and setup - identifying and alerting managers to sick cows - Setting fences - and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 30, with an average of 40 and a maximum of 45. 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 be 6 days on, 2 days off throughout the year. Salary is $60,840 per annum. Candidates must have previous dairy farming...

We are looking for an experienced farm worker (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 700-cow farm in the Ashburton area. The farm is located  10-15 minutes to Ashburton, 30 minutes from Mt Hutt Ski Field. This role is open to NZ Citizens/Residents only. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking and monitoring milk quality 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. Candidates must have competent and strong milking, centre pivot, and tractor work experience. Weekly hours are a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 50. 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...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery...

Feed Production Management • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate. • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops. • Milking • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards. Effluent • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer’s additional standards. • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records. • Know what to do when things go wrong. Animals • Implement animal health program to maintain good health. • Assist with calving and the calf rearing program to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd. • Ensure all herd records are maintained. Business • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan. • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery...

We are seeking a drive in Farm Assistant for our property starting in mid-July but this is negotiable for the right applicant. We are located 15-20mins from Ashburton and 10minutes from Mayfield. What we are looking for:  NZ Dairy experience Be able to work as a team and individually maintaining high attention to detail Strong work ethic with willingness to learn and grow in the industry Communicate clearly Adhere to all farm policies Takes pride in a clean and tidy workplace Key aspects of role Include but not limited to: Contribute to all aspects of milking and milk quality Monitor animal health and wellbeing identifying and reporting issues early Be competent at operating 2 wheel and 4-wheel motor bike safely Operate tractor with wagon, heavy roller or mower Undertake fencing for feed management Undertake weed control Assist with calf rearing when required. About Farm: 80 bail rotary with cup removers, in shed feeding, auto teat...

We are seeking an experienced farm worker (12+ months) to work as a Herd Manager on a 1300-cow farm in the Waimate area, operating a robotic milking shed. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking and monitoring milk quality, - 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. You will work a minimum of 30 hours per week and an average of 50 hours per week. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed total in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate. The schedule may vary; Roster will be 9 days on, 3 days off for the rest of the year. Wage is $29.66...

Job Description We are looking for a   motivated and experienced Head Calf Rearer   to take full responsibility for rearing   350 heifer replacements   on our well-run dairy operation. Additional 100 beef bulls to be reared on farm. This is a key role on farm, ideal for someone who takes pride in raising   healthy, well-grown calves   and enjoys working independently while being supported by a positive team. About the role You will lead the calf rearing operation and ensure our young stock get the   best possible start to life . Key responsibilities include: Ensure feeding good quality gold colostrum in the first hours of life. Training calves onto teat feeders Tubing when required Monitoring calf health and identifying any issues early Administering treatments and reporting health concerns Maintaining high standards of hygiene in sheds and equipment Keeping accurate records About the farm Rearing   350 replacement heifers...

We are seeking a Dairy Farm Assistant with at least 6 months’ dairy farm experience to work on a 450-cow farm in the Waimate area, milking through a 40 Aside Herringbone shed. You'll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Milking twice a day shifting cows and feeding  fencing, weed control calving, calf rearing shed cleaning and setup identifying and alerting managers to sick cows Setting fences and other general farm duties. Weekly hours are a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 50. 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 be 5 days on, 2 days off for the rest of the year. Wage is $28.00 per hour.  Candidates must have previous dairy farming experience and are required to provide good related...

We are seeking a reliable and experienced calf rearer to join our team from the end of July until mid to late September. This is a drive in job located 5 minutes from Darfield and 25 Minutes to Rolleston.  About the role: You’ll be involved in all aspects of calf rearing, including * Feeding and monitoring calves  *Maintaining high standards of hygiene and shed cleanliness *Identifying and treating sick or at-risk calves  What we're looking for: *Proven experience in calf rearing  *Strong eye for detail and animal wellbeing  *Good work ethic and reliability *Full driver's licence  *Works well in a team environment or independently  What we offer: *Supportive working environment  *Well-structured roster (5/2) * Well set up calf facilities close to the cowshed and yard, with spacious sheds and milk pump feeding  If you take pride in your work and have passion for animal care, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a calf rearer to join our team starting mid of July. Rearing about 350 heifer calves plus bobbies and beefies at 4 days old. Roster 6 on 1 off, about 5 hours per day. We do not have accomodation available so this is a drive in position. We are located in Bankside, 5 minutes from Rakaia. If you are interested, please upload your cv and apply to this job.

We are looking for some help on our 680-cow dairy farm, 10 minutes West of Dunsandel. The role is full time during calving season with sole responsibility for rearing 180 heifer replacement calves. We have a calf trailer to get milk from the shed to the calf sheds; this has a motor and pumps milk into calf feeders so no bucketing.  Option one is just to help during calving with the calves, so from the middle of July to mid/late September and we hire a relief milker separately. Option two is to help on the farm outside of feeding calves and the job will change to dairy farm assistant role from late July through to early February. This would include milking cows in our 50 bale rotary with cup removers. Getting cows in, putting up fences, spraying weeds and shifting k-line irrigation.  The job comes with a modern brick house which will be partially furnished.  Applicants must have a current work visa for New Zealand.

We are looking for a calf rearer to come and join our team of 3. This role will have sole charge of rearing 150 heifer replacements, training is provided. There would also be the option to help with milking in the mornings.  We milk 610 cows through a 54-bale rotary with protrack with smaXtec animal monitoring. The roster is 6 days on and 2 days off, this could be negotiable. Position is from mid-late July through to mid-late September. A fully furnished one bedroom cottage is available on the farm.  Pay based on experience.  Please not the job is only for 8-10 weeks and applicant must have a visa to be able to work in New Zealand. 

Calf Rearer - Hororata  Looking for calf rearer, starting 1 August through to end September Rearing 225 calfs, shared Accommodation can be available if needed. 35 hours a week, more hours can be available if someone wants. Only apply if in NZ and eligible to work Contact for my information

We are looking for a Herd Manager who is excited about the dairy industry and keen to further their career. Blackford Farming is an established family business.  The farm is 303ha, un-irrigated, with a 60 bail rotary shed, milking 1000 cows. The shed is modern, its fitted with ACR’s, auto teat sprayer, Protrac and Herd-i.  We have Halter cow collars and we have a composting shed that holds 300 cows. We run automatic calf feeders, we rear 300 calves.  All cows are wintered off farm at grazing blocks.  A minimum of 2 years experience within NZ dairy farming is preferred.  The role requires you to have a good understanding of cowshed practice, efficient milking skills, be able to treat animal health issues and record them, be able to treat lame cows, monitor and record pasture management. Good tractor skills are required for feeding out, we run a mixer wagon. Training will be given in this area. We have a lot of technology on the farm with Halter, Herd-I and Protrac so someone that...