Dairy Farm Assistant — Entry-Level with Training

Discover Waitomo; Auckland; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Waitomo is seeking a Dairy Farm Assistant to help with the day-to-day operation of a dairy farm near Te Awamutu. This entry-level role offers on-the-job training and supervision.

You will be working outdoors with livestock, doing tasks from feeding and milking to maintaining hygiene, with early mornings, weekend and public holiday work as rostered.

Full training provided; applicants must be reliable, willing to learn, and able to pass pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Entry-level role with no prior farming experience required.
• Training and supervision provided.
• Must be reliable and willing to learn.
• Prepared for outdoor work and around livestock.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with feeding stock and setting up break fences.
• Assisting with milking and maintaining dairy hygiene.
• Cleaning the dairy shed, yards, plant and equipment.
• Observing livestock and reporting animal health concerns.
• Assisting with calving, calf rearing, mating and other seasonal work.
• Assisting with pasture maintenance, weed control, fertiliser application and irrigation.
• Assisting with the farm effluent system.
• Completing basic farm and livestock records as instructed.
• Assisting with fencing, repairs and general farm maintenance.
• Complying with health and safety, animal welfare and environmental requirements.

Job description

Discover Waitomo is seeking a Dairy Farm Assistant to help with the day-to-day operation of a dairy farm near Te Awamutu. This entry-level role offers on-the-job training and supervision.

You will be working outdoors with livestock, doing tasks from feeding and milking to maintaining hygiene, with early mornings, weekend and public holiday work as rostered.

Full training provided; applicants must be reliable, willing to learn, and able to pass pre-employment checks.