Senior Dairy Farm Assistant (Bainham)

FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration; Bainham; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Dairy Farm Assistant for a 1300 cow farm in Bainham. The role requires at least 3 years of dairy farming experience and involves milking, cow care, and general farm duties. Candidates must be physically fit and able to pass a drug test. The position offers $27-$30 per hour, with 11 days on and 3 days off roster. Commitment and hard work are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of dairy farm experience required.
• Must provide current and complete CV or evidence of work.
• Candidates should be physically fit and able to pass a drug test.

Responsibilities

• Milking twice a day.
• Shifting cows and feeding.
• Fencing and weed control.
• Calving and calf rearing.
• Shed cleaning and setup.

Skills

Dairy farm experience

Physical fitness

Good communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Only apply if you are NZ citizens/residents.

We have a job for a Senior dairy farm assistant who will ideally have 3+ years’ dairy farm experience. This is for a 1300 cow farm in the Bainham area, 2.5 hours from Nelson, milking through a 80 Bail Rotary 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 40 and a maximum of 40. 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 up to $29.66 for any hours beyond the maximum hours.

The schedule may vary but generally work hours are between 5am and go through 6pm with meal and rest breaks.

Wage is $27-$30 per hour subject to experience.

Candidates will ideally have previous dairy farming experience and are required to provide good related references.

To be considered you must:

• provide a CV which is current, correct and complete or alternative evidence of work (this is proof of work and professionalism and the employer will not consider you without this)
• be a solid worker and with good character (where possible, we will do a criminal check)
• be physically fit
• be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
• have at least a restricted driver licence as you’ll need to go between farm and runoff.

Fair warning – if you’re not willing to get up early, work hard, work & communicate well with others, you won’t want this job (or last in it).

More Information

• Roster and Work Schedule 11 days on/ 3 days off
• Weekly Hours Average 40hrs
• Would a couple suit this position? No

Please note that this job requires a high level of commitment and dedication.