Dairy Farm Assistant

Canterbury

Description

We are small family owned and operated dairy farm with 450 jersey cows looking for our next permanent full-time Farm Assistant. Our farm is located in the Canterbury foothills in Mount Somers which is 20 minutes from Methven and 30 minutes to Ashburton and we milk through a 40 aside herringbone cowshed with grain feeders, auto cup removers and auto teat spray. You will work as part of team to complete daily jobs of milking (twice daily), moving stock, setting up paddocks, tractor work, spraying, moving k-lines for effluent as well as general maintenance and cleaning. We would prefer someone with at least one year experience. Currently we are moving stock at the run off on crops during the winter with maintenance jobs in the afternoon. We run a 11 days on and 3 days off roster so you generally get second Saturday, Sunday and Monday off. Accommodation is available in the township which is a 2 minute drive from the farm. We require you to be drug free and be able to pass random tests and a criminal checks. Please send your CV and two recent references to stephen.kate83@outlook.com for us to proceed with your application. We are not accredited employers for work visas nor able to help sponsor overseas applicants. Start date end of June/July

Accommodation

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