Dairy Farm Assistant Needed (Ashburton) (REC-DFA-PL)

We have a position available for a Dairy Farm Assistant on a 700-cow farm milking through a 54 Rotary Bale shed in the Ashburton area. The farm is located 10-15 minutes to Ashburton, 30 minutes from Mt Hutt Ski Field.  Previous experience is preferred but not required for this role.

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 50. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid  at the agreed overtime rate.

The schedule may vary;  Roster would be 7 days on 2 days off.

Salary ranges from $67,782 - $76,000 per annum, depending on experience .

Candidates 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
• Summary - if you're committed to getting up early, working hard, treating the animals with care and respect and communicating well with others, you will want this job (or last in it).