Farm Assistant

Nzfarmsource; Hinds; Remote; NZD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On farm training

Career progression opportunities

Work-life balance

Job summary

Nzfarmsource is seeking a farm assistant for our 800-cow dairy farm on the Hinds town boundary, near Ashburton. Join a small team and contribute to milking, shed hygiene, animal health monitoring and daily farm tasks.

You will work closely with experienced staff, follow safety protocols and have opportunities to upskill within pasture-based farming. The role requires a valid NZ driving license, physical fitness and a positive, reliable attitude.

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 1 year experience on New Zealand dairy farms.
• Physically fit and healthy.
• Honest, reliable and punctual.
• Full, clean driving license.
• Drug free with no criminal convictions.

Responsibilities

• Milking cows.
• Cleaning the shed and yard.
• Treating mastitis and moving break fences for stock.
• Assisting with calving, calf rearing and mating.
• Assisting with daily feed allocation.
• 2-Wheel motorbike operation.
• Fencing and weed control.
• Health and Safety reporting.

Skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

Reliability

Punctuality

Driving license

Physical fitness

Job description

We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated farm assistant to join our team of four on our 800 cow dairy farm located on the Hinds town boundary, 10 minutes from Ashburton and 40 minutes from Timaru, both towns offering medical, recreational and education options.

Applicants must be living in New Zealand now to apply for this joband be either a NZ citizen or have a residency visas.Minimum work experience of one year on New Zealand dairy farms is essential with a can do attitude.

Duties would depend on your experience but would be focused primarily on milking, cleaning the shed and yard, treating mastitis and moving break fences for stock.

Basic farm information

• 60 Bail Rotary with ACR's, auto teat sprayer and automated plant wash.
• Single herd grazing.
• Allflex collars.
• Centre pivot irrigation with a handful of sprinklers and rotorainer runs.

Start date as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Milking cows.
• Following milk quality and shed hygiene protocols.
• Animal health monitoring, treating and recording.
• Assisting with calving, calf rearing, and mating.
• Assisting with daily feed allocation.
• 2-Wheel motorbike operation.
• Fencing and weed control.
• Health and Safety reporting.
• Shifting rotorainers and irrigation sprinklers.

We are looking for an individual who meets following criteria:

• Physically fit and healthy.
• Minimum of 1 years' experience.
• Ability to work both within a team or autonomously.
• Honest.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Full, clean driving license.
• Drug free with no criminal convictions.
• Clean and tidy.

For this individual, we can offer

• An opportunity to further your experience and knowledge in pasture based dairy farming.
• A supportive environment with opportunities to upskill and take on more responsibility and advance career progression.
• On farm and off farm training.
• A well-structured farm with good infrastructure and simple systems.
• Rewarding work-life balance