Dairy Farm Assistant

17 hours ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand The Regions Immigration Law and Recruitment Full time
  • Minimum 30 hours per week guaranteed.
  • Employee housing is provided on-site, and applicants must reside in the farm accommodation. No drive-in options available.
  • Accommodation may be shared or private, depending on availability at the time of successful placement. No pets allowed.

Applicants must have the following as per employer's requirement:

  • Applicants must be physically fit and willing to learn.
  • Applicants must pass pre-employment drug test and have no criminal record.
  • Applicants are not required to have experience in the dairy shed, or with pasture-based farming as this is an entry level role and the employer is willing to provide necessary training.

Job Description:

Feed Production Management

  • Assist with any feed planning or the management of as appropriate
  • Assist to manage weeds and pests to maintain pasture and crops.
  • Applying fertilizer and implement irrigation requirements.

Milking

  • Ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the milking process, including plant hygiene and somatic cell count, to maintain grade free standards.

Effluent

  • Operate and maintain the effluent system on your farm to all regional council compliance requirements and the employer's additional standards
  • Maintain all appropriate effluent management records
  • Know what to do when things go wrong.

Animals

  • Implement animal health programme to maintain good health
  • Assist with calving, wintering, and the calf rearing programme to achieve minimal losses and ensure high quality replacements are available for the herd
  • Ensure all herd records are maintained
  • Report any incidents of unwell animals to Farm Manager.

Business

  • Work with the Dairy Farm Manager to contribute to Farm Business Plan
  • Assist to manage repairs and maintenance schedule for all plant, machinery, and infrastructure
  • Ensure all relevant company policies are understood and adhered to.

Health and Safety

  • Comply with health and safety requirements and adhere to the policies and procedures.
  • Meet the above requirement by wearing all personal protective equipment (PPE).

Environment

  • Assist to work within best practice environmental guidelines.

Please provide us with information as to your eligibility to work in New Zealand – if you are on a temporary visa or if you are a New Zealand citizen/resident.

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