Dairy Farm Assistant

• Competitive salary
• Great location — just 5 minutes from Foxton, 10 minutes from Levin
• Health and life insurance and accommodation provided

Be part of a farm that values its people as much as production.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for a Dairy Farm Assistant to join the high-performing team at Tongariro Dairy. In this role, you'll assist with a range of farm tasks — from milking, calving, and feeding stock, to effluent management, spraying, and fencing.

You'll play an important part in the day-to-day operations and work closely with your team to help meet production and animal welfare goals.

You'll receive full training and support, and we'll encourage you to take the initiative, develop your skills, and support newer team members along the way. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with a great work ethic and a passion for farming.

Enjoy being part of a culture that values safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement.

THE FARM

Tongariro Dairy Farm is a 207 effective hectare property, milking 450 cows at peak through a 50-bail rotary shed equipped with MilkHub technology. It's part of Pāmu's Moutoa Complex, one of seven neighbouring farms in the area.

The location is hard to beat - just 5 minutes from Foxton, 10 minutes from Levin, and only 25 minutes to Palmerston North. With the Manawatū River nearby, the farm also offers great access to a range of recreational activities.

ABOUT YOU

You'll bring a willingness to learn, get stuck in, your self-motivation, drive and willingness to contribute to the team's success. Ideally, you'll also have:

• Experience in a similar dairy farming role (or a strong interest in developing one)
• Good communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• A proactive attitude with initiative and commitment to animal welfare and health & safety
• The ability to coach and support junior or
• A current NZ restricted or full driver's licence

BENEFITS

We offer a competitive salary package, including health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching. You'll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, plus ongoing training and development.

APPLY NOW

Applications close Sunday 11 January We will be interviewing applicants as they apply.

For a chat about the role, please call Josh Millard, Farm Manager on

To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.

Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.  

Our values are core to who we are at Pāmu and the way that we all work together.  We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder. To read more, click on this link to see them on our website. To see what it's like to work in our Dairy team, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu, or to learn about what our Livestock team is all about, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu.

Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.