Dairy Farm Assistant

A full time Dairy Farm Assistant is required for 900 cows (peak) through a 60 bale Waikato rotary with ACR, based in Otara southern southland coastal rolling terrain. Work roster will be 8on/2off and then 8on/3off. Duties will include: • Carries out milk harvesting tasks as directed and is developing correct skills to milk efficiently and safely. • Understands factors that affect milk quality, and the reasons for regulations around milk quality safety. • Assists with cleaning and maintain the milking plant and farm dairy equipment and reports any faults to senior staff. • Assists with moving and handling animals safely and observes and reports on wellbeing of all stock. • Watching stock for any ill health and reports issues to best person on farm. • Assists with moving handling and rearing calves safely. Is building awareness of good health, hygiene and welfare for newly calved cows and young calves. • Is building skills in observing, recording, and reporting on cows preparing to calve, and assists with calving cows.

Job prerequisites:

• Pass police check • Pass pre-employment drug test • Full drivers licence • Ideally will have industry experience, but full training will be provided. • Secondary school math, english NCEA credits preferred or other training equivalents

Shared accommodation available in a 3 bedroom house. No indoor pets.

• Pass police check • Pass pre-employment drug test • Full drivers licence • Ideally will have industry experience, but full training will be provided. • Secondary school math, english NCEA credits preferred or other training equivalents