Junior Collar Technician

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Halter in New Zealand is seeking a Junior Field Technician who will be a core part of our Field Team. You’ll keep our collar fleet moving across farms in your region, ensuring collars reach farms, are tracked, and returned to HQ when needed.

This role involves extensive travel, up to 2–3 nights away per week, working on a continuous farm visit loop. You’ll be the on‑the‑ground face of Halter, combining practical field work with strong collaboration with our Auckland-based engineering team.

Qualifications

• NZ Class 1 license required.
• On-farm experience with cattle is a bonus.
• Excellent communication with farmers is essential.
• Physically fit and able to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily travel routes and use route tools to visit farms efficiently.
• Drive between farms to deliver collars and support field operations.
• Manage collar stock on client farms and ensure inventory accuracy.
• Dispatch urgent spare collars to farms quickly when needed.
• Return collars to Auckland HQ and keep logistics running smoothly.
• Conduct hardware audits and trials on farms.
• Represent Halter professionally on-farm with customers.

Skills

NZ Class 1 license

On-farm experience

Strong communication

Physically fit

Reliable and punctual

Independent on road

Job description

About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard.

We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

To find out more, visit our LinkedIn & Instagram.

About the role

We're building something special at Halter, and we need the right people on the road to make it happen. As a Junior Field Technician, you'll be a core part of our Field Team, keeping our collar fleet moving across farms throughout your dedicated region. You’ll serve as a key connection between what happens on-farm and the engineering team back in Auckland, making sure collars get to the right farms, are tracked accurately, and come back to HQ when needed. You'll cover the length and breadth of the country, operating on a continuous farm visit loop. Expect to be on the move and spending up to 2–3 nights away from home per week. This is a fixed-term role where attitude is everything and we are on the hunt for an upbeat go-getter.

What you'll do

• Build your daily travel plan and use route optimisation tools to hit every farm efficiently
• Hit the road, driving between farms
• Manage collar stock on customer farms, making sure levels are accurate and nothing slips through the cracks
• Pack and dispatch urgent spare collars to farms that need them fast
• Ship collars back to AKL HQ and keep logistics running smoothly
• Conduct hardware audits and trials on customer farms.
• Be a positive, professional face of Halter when you're on-farm with our customers

What You Will Bring

• Full clean NZ Class 1 driver's license, non-negotiable - you'll be clocking serious km's
• On-farm experience (bonus points if you've worked with either beef or dairy cows)
• A communicator who leaves farmers feeling good about Halter - your interactions matter!
• Physically fit and up for the manual side of the work
• Reliable, punctual, and someone who takes ownership, if you say you'll be there, you're there
• A strong work ethic with a track record to back it up
• Comfortable working independently on the road and as part of a team when back at base

What you need to know before jumping in

This isn't a sit-at-a-desk role. You'll be out in the field, boots on the ground, driving between farms, working with farmers, and helping deliver one of the most exciting agricultural tech products in the world. It's hard work, but it's meaningful, and it's a genuine foot in the door at one of New Zealand's fastest-growing companies with massive plans for the future of agriculture worldwide.

Join our team

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement.

Please also feel free to check out the careers page for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.

Why our team loves working at Halter:

• Work that genuinely matters. Every now and again a company comes along that transforms an entire industry and leaves the world in a better place. Our team gets to be part of something truly meaningful, helping farmers improve their livelihoods, spend more time with their families, and build more sustainable operations.
• Spectacular people solving hard problems. Our culture is designed for talented people to do work that changes lives. The team is filled with diverse, kind, and driven people who push each other to do their best work. You'll be thrown into the deep end, tackling complex challenges and building something tangible that solves real problems.
• You’ll grow here. Autonomy, mastery, and learning define how we work. You'll have the freedom to work on interesting problems, master new skills, and continuously develop yourself, both through your role and our personal growth fund.
• This isn't easy, and we love that it's hard. Working at Halter will be the most rewarding and the most challenging work of your life. We move fast, take bold bets, and work hard to reshape an entire industry. As one team member put it: "Joining Halter is a bit like strapping yourself to a rocket ship, but it's an epic journey to be a part of!"