Farm Assistant Needed in Whataroa — Good Pay & Shared Accomm (REC-DFA-HD)

We have a job available for a Dairy Farm Assistant on a 1150-cow farm in the Whataroa area, milking through a 70 Bail Rotary 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 40 and a maximum of 60. 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 each additional hour worked.

The schedule may vary; Roster will be 8 days on, 3 days off.

Wage ranges from $26.07 to $29.27 per hour, 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
• have 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 (and last in it).