Dairy Farm Assistant
About this job
We are a 970 cow farm in the Tauranga/Rotorua area, 30 minutes from Tauranga 25 mins to Rotorua, milking through a 44 Bail Rotary shed. You have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including: - Milking twice a day - shifting and feeding cows - fencing, weed control - shed setup and cleaning - identifying and alerting managers to sick cows, - Setting fences, - and other general farm duties. A lovely 3 1/2 Bedroom on large section with plenty of space and gardens. No garaging but a great wood fire and DVS Heat transfer and Ventilation system. Walking distance to local school.
Job Requirements
Candidates will ideally have previous dairy farming experience. To be considered you MUST: - provide a CV which is current, correct and complete - be a solid worker and with good character - be physically fit - be able to pass a pre-employment drug test - have at least a restricted driver license as you will need to go on public roads to go to the run off. - Currently resident in NZ. - Be NZ citizen/resident or have a valid work permit.
- Days of work
- Single rotation 12 days on / 2 days off. (30 hours per week)
- Pay Details
- TBA
- Job Category
- Livestock Farm Workers
- Career Level
- Entry level (6 months - 2 years)
- Driver Licence
- Restricted, (Class 1) - Car Licence
- Pre-employment drug test required
- Yes
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