Dairy Farm Assistant

3 months ago


New Zealand TP and PA Sheridan Partnership Full time

We are seeking 2 Dairy Farm Assistants to join our team in Kokatahi just outside of Hokitika. The farm is 256 hectares, milking 620 cows, 50 aside herringbone shed. These are entry-level roles with opportunity for growth.

These are full-time and permanent roles, working between 30 and 40 hours/week, with additional hours required during calving.

Duties for this role include but are not limited to the following:

- Carries out milk harvesting tasks as directed and is developing correct skills to milk efficiently and safely.
- Helps set up dairy prior to milking and on time
- Assists with cleaning and maintain the milking plant and farm dairy equipment and reports any faults to senior staff.
- Assists with moving and handling animals safely and observes and reports on wellbeing of all stock.
- Animal health
- Shifting cows, feeding out
- Cleans yard, plant and other dairy equipment well, according to procedures
- Assists with weed control and is learning about animal health issues associated with crops.
- Assist with moving, handling & rearing calves & cleaning feeding equipment daily
- General farm duties

Essential skills & conditions for this role include:

- At least 6 months work experience in a dairy farm
- Be honest, reliable and hard working
- Prepared to work weekends, public holidays and long hours as required
- Be committed to developing a career in dairy farming and new skills
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Be confident to undertake milking and other farm duties alone
- Have experience operating a motorbike or ATV, tractor and feed out wagon
- Have a current drivers license
- AGITO Training will be provided
- Drug free and willing to undergo preliminary drug test if requested

Applicants already in NZ who have work rights OR are able to obtain the appropriate visa are preferred.



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