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## Seeking a skilled dairy Herd Manager. Immediate Start.## Are you ready to take charge of a dynamic role on a 300-cow farm near Te Awamutu? We're seeking a skilled dairy Herd Manager with a minimum of 2 years NZ dairy farming experience to work with the farm manger. Also if you bring any overseas dairy farming experience, that would be welcomed & accepted. Animal Welfare. - Must have good animal husbandary skills to detect illness and lame cows. - Managing livestock breeding programs and the rearing of calves and young livestock - Identifying livestock health and nutritional problems. - Require fully experience with modern digital herd testing is a must. - Managing pastures for dairy production, and identifying pasture health and nutrition problems. Telehandler Experience and operating a telehandler to load large mixer wagon and efficiently manage feeding supplements. Large Mixer Wagon Experience: Must be skilled at operating a mixer wagon and...

Must currently reside in New Zealand. A highly motivated individual is required to join our team as a Farm Assistant.  530 cow farm, working with farm owner and 2 others. Key responsibilities: Managing fencing and weed control Identifying and treating sick cows Setting fence breaks Shifting and feeding cows Milking twice daily with other employees The ideal candidate will be responsible, hardworking and physically fit.  Can pass a pre-employment drug test and has a clear criminal record.  At least 2 years experience with farm machinery, tractor, feed out wagon, motorbikes etc. Must be able to identify health issues with stock e.g. mastitis/sore feet. Must have shed hygiene knowledge.

We are on the hunt for a great Farm Assistant to help us drive our 650 milking cows to the next stage of growth. We run a profitable system 2 operation along with our amazing team which includes a farm manager, 2IC, farm owners and consultant. We use a mix of TAD and OAD milking, and we are focused on achieving our goals under a superb pasture management umbrella. We offer an enjoyable working environment with a near new farm dairy. Our farm is near the Mamakus, South Waikato (15 min east of Tirau and 15 min from Rotorua). The farm is mixed contour with plenty of hills so you will need a good level of fitness and ability to get aorund on mixed terrain on bikes and machinery. You will be supported by the team, training and farm involvement with decisions. You will be required to assist the 2IC & Manager in the day-to-day management of the farm operations and work efficiently to meet seasonal demands on farm. This includes milking, animal handling and feeding, effluent and...

Assistant Farm manager: will be  Good with grass and allocation to cows, knows how to calculate feed requirements. Embraces technology we use Halter and auto drafting. Enjoys everything Dairy farming. Knows how to find mastitis, treat lame cows and is tidy and well organized.  Enjoys sharing knowledge, open to listening to your team mates. Maintains eclectic fences  and can repair and erect new fences. Good with tractors, feeding out using a wagon and bale feeders knows how to use a grease gun. Can fix water toughs find leaks put in new water lines. Farm: One of four that all join to each other. 780 Autumn calving cows changing to spring calving with calving 200 this August.  50 bail rotary, halter , auto drafting and  cow wrangler for lame cows, self mixing teat spray, half peat flats  and half gentle rolling clay hills. Well laned, good machinery and motor bikes. We offer safe working conditions, everyone to have pre employment drug and police checks with...

We are currently looking for an Assistant Manager to join our Sheep Milking Farm. This year we plan to milk 850 ewes and carry 150 Beef Cattle. We are a busy farm located minutes from Te Awamutu with lots of variety. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to try out the sheep dairy industry. The following skills are required: • A strong understanding of pasture management and feed budgeting skills • Experience in dairy milking methods, milking processes and shed/plant hygiene standards • Practical experience in fencing, weed spraying, effluent/irrigator use • Feeding out • Handling animals • Knowledge in animal welfare • Strong experience with farm machinery including motorbikes, tractors, feed out wagons or farm utility vehicles and ability to conduct farm maintenance including mowing • Ability to keep accurate records • Excellent communication and management skills • Minimum of 3 years dairy farm experience The key tasks for the role...