Farm Assistant Needed for Norsewood Farm (REC-DFA-JN)

We are seeking a Dairy Farm Assistant to work on a 600 cow farm in Norsewood area, 1 hour from Palmerston North. Previous dairy farming 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, average 50 and a maximum of 60 for the salary. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate for any hours beyond the maximum hours.

The schedule may vary but generally work hours are between 4:30am and go through 5pm with meal and rest breaks.

Salary offered is between $74,550 - $87,360 subject to experience

Candidates must have previous dairy farming experience and 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
• have at least a restricted driver licence as you'll need to go between farm and runoff.
• 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 (and last in it).