Dairy Farm Assistant (Methven)
- Methven, Canterbury
- $65,000 per year
- 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 40 and a maximum of 42. 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, featuring a Triple Roster: 7 days on, 2 days off; 7 days on, 2 days off; and 7 days on, 3 days off.Salary is up to $65,000 per annum 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