Dairy Farm Assistants (Galatea) 3489KH

We have 2x Dairy Farm Assistant roles available on a 500-cow farm in the Galatea area, milking through a 40 AS Herringbone shed. 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 30, with an average of 52 and a maximum of 55. 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 will be 8 days on, 2 days off throughout the year.

Wage is $28.50 per hour.

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
• hold at least a restricted driver licence
• 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).