15 farm assistant jobs found in Galatea

We require a Farm Assistant in Galatea for this 1200 cow farm, through 2 sheds a 40 and 36 aside herringbone shed on a 350-hectare farm. The whole farm is irrigated. You must have six months farming experience with a referee to support this work. Your role Duties include but are not limited to: Assisting with daily operational tasks as directed. including, feeding, milking, animal health, effluent.  You will be tractor driving, feeding out, vat and plant washing, rearing calves, moving effluent and water irrigation. You must be able to ride a two and four-wheeler. You will need to be aware of on farm compliance, eg health, safety and wellbeing, environment, animal welfare. You must be responsible for your actions on this farm its fast paced and working as a team is important, but you need to think for yourself. Getting up turning up on time on your allocated roster is essential lateness and excuses will not work on this farm size. The accommodation is shared and is 30...

We have a job for a dairy farm assistant who must have 6+ months’ dairy farm experience on a 500 cow farm in the Galatea area, 58 minutes from Rotorua, 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 30 and a maximum of 53. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate of $29.66 for any hours beyond the maximum hours . The schedule may vary; Roster will be 12 days on, 2 days off for the rest of the year. Salary is up to $82,400 per...

We are on the look out for a motivated and progressive 'Farm Assistant' for the 25/26 season. We are a Family owned and operated farm in Galatea, Bay of Plenty. Our Farm is a System 3 with 600-630 Friesian Cross cows through a 50 bail Rotary shed, with ACRs, Automatic wash, Auto teat spray, Auto teat spray mixer. Spring calving only, milking TAD majority of the season. The herd is split into two for management purposes.  We are seeking someone with a minimum of 2 years experience with good animal husbandry skills. The ability to be able to communicate and work as part of a team is essential.  Successful applicant will be required to assist with the day to day tasks on our farm including feeding, milk harvesting, animal health, effluent management, repairs and maintenance, calf rearing, cowshed hygiene. We take pride in doing what we can to help progress staff. Encouraging Primary ITO training.  Applicant must be physically fit and be able to pass a drug test. You must...

We require a Farm assistant for the upcoming season. Farm is located in Galatea.  We are looking for someone who is reliable, enthusiastic, honest, has good time management and has a good work ethic. We milk 300 crossbred cows through a 40 ASHB shed, with the whole farm farm irrigated. You will be working alongside the manager. Farm tasks include tractor driving, feeding out, milking, vat/plant washes, rearing calves, moving water and effluent irrigation, fencing, weed spraying and other general farm tasks. Must be able to ride a 2 and 4 wheeler. No experience needed. Please apply with a up to date CV with references, only short listed applicants will be contacted.

We require x 2 Farm Assistants in Reporoa for this 750-cow farm on 250 hectares. We run two sheds a 44-bale rotary and 20 aside herringbone to manage this farm. You must have 2 years’ dairy farm, experience or a Bachelors Degree. Your Duties include but not limited to milking cows, animal health, cleaning shed and plant, setting up fence breaks, tractor driving, farm maintenance and general day to day duties. You must also be able to operate tractors and farm machinery.  You must be responsible for your actions on this farm and working as a team is important, you need to think for yourself. Getting up turning up on time on your allocated roster is essential lateness and excuses will not work. Roster 10 on 2 off Accommodation is shared Salary $60,000 to $65,000per annum Minimum 30 hours guaranteed No pets on farm No smoking or vaping Must have a clean criminal record Must pass a drug and alcohol pre-employment check and random drug testing if your employed Must have a driver’s...

Reporting to the Farm Manager, we are seeking a diligent and motivated Farm Assistant/2IC to perform a variety of tasks and support our farm operations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for agriculture, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to learn. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in the agricultural sector and contribute to the success of our farm. Our farm produces approximately 90,000 kgs of milk solids and is located at Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty, 26 kilometres south of the town of Whakatane with a pasture area of 135 hectares of flat land.  The farm infrastructure consists of a 20-aside herringbone shed, and a 3-bay shed for rearing calves, and we winter 270 cows plus replacement stock on the farm. Minimum guaranteed hours of work are 30 hours per week with up to 60 hours during peak times on an 11 on 3 off roster. Work will be a mix of indoor (in milking sheds) and outside (in all weather...

We require a Dairy farm assistant for the upcoming season. Farm is located in Waimana, BOP.  We are looking for someone who is reliable, enthusiastic, honest and has a excellent work ethic and excellent time management. We milk 270 Friesian cows through 30 aside herringbone shed. You will be working alongside the herd manager and owners. Farm tasks include milking, vat and plant washes, rearing calves, moving effluent irrigation, fencing, weeding, shifting break reels and other general farm duties. Must be able to ride any 2 wheeler and 4 wheeler vehicles. No experience needed but keen to learn. Please apply with your up to date CV with references, only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please ONLY NZ citizens/ Residents need apply

NEED 2 DAIRY FARM ASSISTANT Milking: Assists in efficient and hygienic milking routine. Follows procedure to produce high quality milk. Carries out simple milk harvesting tasks as directed and is developing correct skills to milk. Animals: Assists in safe handling of animals, reports any health and welfare issues as per farm policy. Assists with moving and handling animals safely, and observes and reports on wellbeing of all classes of stock Feed: Controls weeds. Sets break fences and feeds out as directed. Assists with pasture and crop weed control and is learning about feed allocations and health issues associated with crops. Machine, vehicles and technology: Safely uses and maintains vehicles on farm as directed by on farm policy People: Works well with others, building a strong team culture. Is aware of the opportunities available to them in their personal and career goals and is beginning to look for opportunities to move to the next level in their...

We are looking for 2 farm assistants for our new contract milking job. The farm will have a 400 cow herd milked twice a day and a once a day herd of 150ish. Cows shed is a 44 aside herringbone. Farm has support land on farm where young stock and beefies are run as well as lease land within 10km of farm.  All this is run with the dairy farm team so a wide range of jobs will be required through out the season. Roster will be 8on 2off 8on 3 off. Always having at least 2 staff on + contract milker/relief milker. Experience is not essential Must be reliable, willing to learn and adapt to the system and people working around you, drug free.

TH Enterprises has an Assistant Farm Manager position on 1 of its farms in the group. Rerewhakaaitu Farm Ltd located 30 minutes from Rotorua and 40 minutes from Taupo. Seeking people with multiple years experience as 2IC or Farm Manager ( prefer large scale applicant’s). Milking 1250 cows on 285ha though a 60 bail rotary with ECR’s and automated teat spray. Protract will be installed in the winter. Budgeted to produce 470,000kgsM/S. 58ha of steeper land used for young stock. Wintering and silage support block in the area. When fully staffed there are 6 full time positions. Calf rearing is available for partners. Good remuneration for the right person with the possibility to move up within the company. Qualities we are looking for are: Team Player/Building staff culture Experience in motivating staff/managing a large amount of staff Intensive Pasture Management Communicate effectively Right can do attitude Passion for Retention and Training of staff High level...

We are looking for an energetic, motivated person who is seeking the opportunity to work in the Dairy sheep industry and shows they are reliable and can work hard.   This role requires the employee to be punctual, good at time management, and able to handle early starts in all types of weather. Some of the work is outdoors and can be physically demanding with heavy lifting. Working with machinery and the ability to drive larger vehicles is also an advantage but not essential. The role includes tasks such as: Milking and stock handling/feeding Shed cleaning and hygiene Lambing and care of young stock Working with machinery, driving tractors and other equipment General farm duties of fencing, weed and pest control, farm maintenance and other tasks You must also be able to pass a drug test. Competitive remuneration package depending on experience and qualifications.   Hours will be 50-55 per week on a rostered on/off basis. If this sounds like you, apply to...

Milking - Assist in efficient and hygienic milking routine.   Follow procedure to produce high quality milk. Animals - Assist in safe handling of animals, report any health and welfare issues as per farm policy.   Assist with moving and handling animals safely and observe and report on wellbeing of all classes of stock.      Feed - Set break fences and feeds out as directed.   Assist with pasture and crop weed control and learn about feed allocations and health issues associated with crops.   Environment - Understand how dairy effluent systems operate and how effluent affects the on-farm environment and be aware of regional council requirements and their responsibilities to comply with these.   People - Work well with others, building a strong team culture.   Develop an understanding of what makes a good farm team, and how their actions affect the wider team.   Machine, vehicles, and technology - Safely use and maintain vehicles on farm as directed by on farm...

Due to a progression of staff our client is seeking an assitant manager for the Galatea farm. The 170 ha unit has operated as an autumn calving dairy farm for the last few years. The farm operates as a "system 2 to 3" milking 300 cows calved from late February through March. Cows are milked twice daily through until mating, 1 June and milked once a day therafter. Replacement calves are reared on farm until they go to grazing. Feed consists of pasture, lucerne, maize/grass silage as well as PKE. Summer crops may be grown. The farm operates with a manager plus assistant. The assistant manager reports to the manager. You will need to be experienced enough to step up when the manager has time off and be responsible for the daily operation of the dairy unit. The position will involve milking, feeding stock, shifting fences, weed control and general farm maintenance work. Ability to ride a side-by-side and operate a tractor essential. As this is small team you will get...

We are looking for an exceptional 2IC at our successful Sheep Milking farm – Miraka Hipi located 25 mins south east of Rotorua.  This position will commence at the end of May 25. Ideally you will have sheep /goat milking experience and be seeking a new challenge. We are looking for someone with sound dairy farming experience and the ability to think outside the square - which may lead the successful applicant to further opportunities in the New Zealand sheep milking industry. We are milking 2000 dairy ewes through a 72 Bale Rotary milking parlour. You will assist with day-to-day farming operations and will need to be capable of standing in when the farm manager is not available. This means that the successful candidate will bring exceptional team leadership experience, strong animal husbandry knowledge, and general day to day farming skills to help ensure the smooth running of the farm. Dairy hygiene experience and quality management is essential to your...

Reporting to the Farm Manager, we are seeking Relief Milkers on an as and when required basis for the next few weeks. You must be flexible and experienced.