Dairy Farm Assistant (Puketota
- Waikato
- $29.66 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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 and a maximum of 50. 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 of $29.66 for any hours beyond the maximum hours.The schedule may vary; Roster will be 12 days on, 2 days off rest of the year.Wage is up to $29.66 per hour subject to experience.Candidates will ideally 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 testFair warning - if you're not willing to get up early, work hard, work & communicate well with others, you won't want this job (or last in it).
NZ Farm Source