42 farm manager jobs found in Ashburton

Are you looking for your next challenge on a farm in the heart of Canterbury? As our last Manager is heading back home overseas, Clanmhor Ltd are seeking a new Farm Manager for our 700 cow dairy farm in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury. The 200ha farm has a 54 bale rotary with protrack, in shed feeding and automatic cup removers. With innovative Smaxtec Bolus technology, we have an exciting opportunity for someone to grow their knowledge and understanding in this area and maximise the technology to improve our key performance indicators. The farm runs 3 full time staff (including Manager) with extra during calving time. The farm is nearly fully pivot irrigated with a handful of rotorainer runs.  The supportive sharemilkers are seeking a Farm Manager who will treat this farm as their own and uphold its high standards. Over the past five years, the farm has been high producing by utilising pasture, while feeding small amounts of PKE, and silage. Therefore, skills in...

We require a person for the position of Farm Manager of a Dairy Farm  Your must have at least two year New Zealand experience working  in NZ in this role and  be able to manage staff. We are Owner operators and will oversee running of the whole farm and help out when needed on the dairy farm You would need to have good stock skills, manage records, manage milk quality and shed hygiene, shed   maintenance, Feed breaks for Milking cows, milking, animal heath requirement including hoof trimming giving staff there duties and that they take their breaks on time Driving a mixer wagon and feeding  out when required calving is split over three calving We are a system 5 Farm  Farm is 20 minutes from Ashburton 60 Bail rotary with ACR for more information  please send a cv and a reference 

About Us: We are a well-established dairy farm 20 min from Ashburton. Our farm is committed to innovation, animal welfare, and environmental responsibility. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and passionate Dairy Farm Manager to join our team and help lead our operation to new heights. split calving system 900 in spring and 580 in autumn which helps to spread the workload more evenly across the season. Role Overview: As the Dairy Farm Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the farm, ensuring the smooth and efficient management of our dairy herd, and maintaining high standards of animal care, farm health, and environmental practices. You will be key to driving productivity and performance on the farm while maintaining a safe and positive working environment for the team. Key Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day operations of the dairy farm, including milking, feeding, breeding, and general herd management. Ensure the...

HERD MANAGER / 2IC WANTED – 730 Cow Dairy Farm | Ashburton Area We are seeking a motivated and experienced Herd Manager or 2IC to join our team on a well-established 730-cow dairy farm, located just 15 minutes from Tinwald, Ashburton. About the Farm: 730 cows milked through a rotary dairy shed 188 ha effective, mainly irrigated via central pivots 18 ha irrigated by K-lines and sprinklers Well-organised operation with a strong focus on animal health, pasture management, and team culture The Role: You’ll be working side-by-side with the Contract Milker and a Farm Assistant as part of a small, efficient team. An additional team member will be brought on during the calving season to help manage the workload. Key Responsibilities: Support the day-to-day running of the farm alongside the Contract Milker Lead and assist in milking, calving, animal health, and seasonal tasks Monitor and treat animal health issues, and maintain...

We are on the looking for an Assistant Manager to join us on our 930-cow farm starting on the 1st June. This role is for someone who is a team player, reliable, great work ethic, keenness to learn, and good sense of humour.   Your role will be to support the Contract Milker in the day-to-day operation of the farm along with working closely with our herd manager. Responsibilities will be but not limited to pasture management, feed budgeting, irrigation, heat detection, fencing, tractor work including feeding silage and mowing,  weed control, animal health and wellbeing, milking, responsible for maintaining a tidy and presentable farm/cow shed whilst continuing a grade free status.   It is a well-established dairy farm under NZSF Canterbury Orari ( Farm right ) with good facilities in a traditional dairy area. The farm is 251 ha. The cows are milked through a 54-bale rotary Delaval cowshed.   The farm is located in Orari. 15 minutes from Geraldine and 20 minutes...

  We are currently seeking a Herd Manager to join our team on a large-scale dairy farm located just outside of Ashburton, Canterbury . Our operation milks 1,400 cows across 400 hectares , with a strong focus on animal health, pasture management, and team collaboration. Pay Rate: $29.00 – $35.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience About the Role: As Herd Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management of the herd and support the Farm Manager in delivering top performance across the operation. This includes milking, feeding, animal health treatments, calving, team leadership and record-keeping. Roster: 6 days on / 2 days off Hours: Average of 35 hours per week (minimum 30 hour guaranteed) What We’re Looking For: Minimum 18 months experience on a commercial dairy farm Sound understanding of animal health, pasture management, and machinery operation Reliable, motivated, and a...

Moorpork Longfield is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Dairy Farm Assistant for the 2024/25 season. Key Responsibilities As a Farm Assistant, you will contribute to the smooth operation of our high-performing dairy farm by: Performing twice-daily milking. Shifting and feeding cows. Managing fencing and weed control. Assisting with calving and identifying/reporting sick cows to the Farm Manager. Setting break fences,  cleaning and preparing the cowshed. Completing other general farm duties as needed. Ideal Candidate We’re looking for someone who: Is currently living in New Zealand and i s eligible to work in New Zealand (work visa or residency). Previous dairy farming experience of at least 6 months. Is responsible, honest, hardworking, and motivated to learn and upskill in a high-performance environment. Possesses strong...

The Herd Manager is required to understand and take responsibility for daily tasks such as running of the dairy, effluent management and feeding. Can complete tasks with minimal supervision and can supervise and train other staff. Looks for opportunities to work more effectively and efficiently to improve the business.  H&S: • Lead by example with health and safety on farm in reporting, vehicle use etc. • Follows health and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. • Knows how to safely operate farm vehicles and machinery as needed/ relevant for position on farm. • Identifies hazards, understands safety procedures, and demonstrates safe on-farm work practices. Reports ‘something almost happened’ and ‘something happened’. Milk Quality: • Carries out milk harvesting tasks safely, efficiently, and correctly. • Assists with solving milk quality problems. • Helps farm assistants to understand factors that affect milk quality, hygienic milking, and mastitis control procedures....

We are seeking an experienced and mechanically minded Operations Manager to join our Dynamic farm team. You will play a pivotal role in steering our 1,800-cow operation towards greater success, integrating modern farming techniques with traditional values of sustainability and quality, skilled in leadership and clear communication as staff recruitment and development will be a key part of the role. This is a hands on role taking charge of the day to day running of the farm. In this role you will report to the Contract milker You will be supported by our long standing unit manager    The cows are milked through two automated rotary cowsheds (60 and 50 bail) Inshed feeding(60bail) cup removers, protrack drafting and cow manager herd monitoring. Complex irrigation via Laterals, Rotorainers , Trailco gun, Klines and fixed grid This position may suit a former sharemilker looking to get back into the industry or an Established large scale farm manager looking for more...

The Camden Group has an exciting opportunity for someone to join our highly motivated team as a fixed term Dairy Farm Assistant at Camden Farm. Reporting to the Farm Manager, we’re on the search for someone with an excellent attitude, honesty, reliability, punctuality, self-organisation and has a desire to work as part of a team. We’re keen for flexibility to meet seasonal requirements and unforeseen circumstances, someone who cares about animals and the environment. Does this sound like you? • You’ve had some experience milking and calving as part of a large dairy herd operation or eager to learn • You are open to learning or have used farm equipment, machinery and vehicles competently • You have excellent problem-solving skills. We are looking for someone to start in May/June and finish up in late December or early January 

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our highly motivated team as a Herd Manager. You’ll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: Feed Production Management Assist Farm manager to organize and control with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate Oversee the management weeds & pests implementation to maintain pasture & crops Ensure fertilizer implementation and irrigation requirements are maintained by staff Milking Ensure that all staff carries out the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene & somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards Effluent Operate & maintain the effluent system on farm to all regional council compliance requirements & the employer’s standards Maintain appropriate effluent management records Animals Implement animal health program to maintain good health Organize and control animal...

We are new contract milker in this farm for this coming season at Dunsandel  and looking for a Herd Manager to join our team . The farm has 210 hectares effective area with  790 peak cows through 40 ASHB.  Farm is flat with Pivot, k line and 3 rotorainer irrigation. Farm is SMOKE FREE and PET FREE. Job Description: Allocate pasture on daily basis within the feed budget. Feeding out and setting up break fences Implement irrigation requirement Milking efficiently and stress free for people and animals Responsible in maintaining a grade free season Maintaining high standard of cleanliness in the dairy shed and trough out the farm Identifying and treating mastitis cows and lame cows. Identifying other animal health problems and reporting to the farm manager. Assisting in calving, mating and all wintering requirements. Assisting with calf rearing, management of young stock and dry stock including bulls as required. Record keeping -...

We have an opening for a full time Herd Manager We are a 500 cow farm milking through a 42 aside herringbone shed with in shed meal feeding,cup removers,automatic teat sprayer and drafting gate.The farm is all flat with spray pivot,rotorainer irrigation and fixed grid.A three bedroom home on farm is available for accomodation  The successful applicant needs to have proven skills in the day to day running of a dairy farm,can show initiative and be confident in their ability to assist with decision making and working alongside the Farm Manager on a daily basis.The farm is very manageable and well set up for a great work life balance.The ideal person for this position needs to have experience working as a Herd Manager and working under a Farm Manager                                                                         Key Skills required but not limited too,sound pasture management skills,experience with all areas of animal welfare cares and dairy cow feed,machinery skills...

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 and...

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 and...

Chisnall Farms LTD are seeking 3 Herd Managers for our Hinds Dairy Farms.  Our Herd Managers are required for the following but not limited to - Milking - Break fencing - Lame and Mastitis detection and treatment - Use of animal health drugs Training and development of other staff members in the dairy assistant role. Some heat detection during mating season Weed control Shed maintenance    The farm milks 2000 cows through two 60 Bale Rotary sheds. You will be based on one 1000 farm, however from times may be required to help on the other farm as we do tend to run them together as they are across the road from each other.   YOU: - MUST be able to work alone - Must take pride in your work and be responsible - WILL BE RANDOMLY DRUG TESTED - Must have a clean drivers license - Must not have a criminal record of any kind You must be currently living in New Zealand and have a current AEWV.  You must have at least 1 years New Zealand Dairy experience.

We are seeking an experienced 2ic or Herd Manager looking to progress in the industry, to join us for the 2025/2026 season. We are located 15 mins away from Ashburton, milking 1500 cows at peak. We are a split calving farm, 500 in Autumn and 900 in spring. 80 bail shed with inshed feeding, ACRs, Afimilk collars, protrack and automatic teatspray and a wintering barn for our winter milkers.  We run a young team of 6 on a 6/2 roster on a 50 hour week (Minimum 45 hours). Two thirds of the year we run a 3in2 milking, with a maximum of 3 early starts a week.  $29ph-$32ph depending on experience We are targeting an enthusiastic person who is able to delegate, support team members and able to run the farm while the contract milkers are away.  Key aspects- Identifying mastitis, sick and lame cows Pick calved cows Grass management- Keen eye for residuals or willing to learn a new approach to this Tractor driving- Feeding out, rolling, setting the mower up, scraping out...

We are looking for two Herd Managers to join our dairy farm team. The farm is a 500Ha property milking 1650 cows through an 80 bail rotary. We are currently looking for two motivated individuals who will be capable of: Milking – must have the ability to milk unsupervised • Using temporary break fences • Identifying and treating health issues e.g. mastitis, milk fever, lameness • Demonstrate good communication skills • Experience working in, and leading a team • Identify and spray thistles and weeds • Drive motorbikes 2 and 4 wheelers • Cupping on cows in a rotary dairy • Reporting any problems on farm such as fences, machinery, stock etc, and the knowledge and skills to fix these errors when appropriate/ escalate up when needed • Work unsupervised • Be reliable and time efficient • Operate all equipment with care • Cleaning of dairy shed and identifying any problems with milking plant. The successful applicants must have: - current driver's license. - Two years experience on a NZ...

Due to our current staff member deciding to relocate to Australia we require either a Senior Dairy Assistant or Herd Manager on our 850 cow farm in the Ashburton district for next season. This is an excellent opportunity for someone keen to learn and progress. Rotary shed and pivot irrigation with some k-line/sprinklers. Applicants must keen, honest, reliable and be able to work well with others. Empathy towards the cows and ability to work quietly and patiently with animals is essential. Applicants must have minimum 2 years experience in NZ farming systems and capabilities in but not limited to; identify animal health problems i.e. mastitis lame cows etc, downer cow and hoof care; able to follow feed plans accurately and calculate break sizes, use feed out wagon and bale feeder; able to safely use machinery and regularly help maintain machinery and plant, able to ride both 2 and 4 wheelers; shed hygiene - a high standard of shed hygiene is required at all times; ability to help...

 Herd Manager Wanted  We're seeking a Herd Manager who is ready to bring a strong work ethic with a good sense of humour. If you are passionate about dairy farming, love a challenge and ready to up skill we want to hear from you! We milk through a 54 bale rotary shed with cup removers and pro trac.  There is a one bedroom accomodation with garage available for the successful applicant. We're looking for: Hardworking, reliable with good time management Initiative to know what jobs are needed to be done and can work autonomously Minimum 2 years dairy farming experience  Confident in tractor work and ability to drive 2 wheelers.  Quiet with stock excellent with animal health and husbandry Assist overseeing feed management  Support with irrigation plans and movements  Must be able to milk sole charge