Dairy Farm Assistant - Blairs Dairy
West Coast - Greymouth
Dairy Operations – Blairs Dairy Unit /
Permanent - On Farm /
On-site
· Join our team milking 800 cows in a 60-bail rotary
· Develop and grow your career in dairy with Pāmu
· Competitive salary, 2 bedroom house on-site and additional benefits
We’re looking for a Dairy Farm Assistant at Blairs Dairy Unit, located in the Dobson area of the West Coast.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic Dairy Farm Assistant to join our team on Blairs Dairy Unit.
You will join our close-knit team and your main responsibilities will include milking, fencing, feeding out and stock work. This is an excellent opportunity to secure continuous work in a large farming organisation with opportunity for growth and development.
This farm runs a 6/2 from August to the New Year roster during the peak season and goes to a 6/3 roster for the rest of the year.
The Farm
At Blairs Dairy, we milk 800 cows in a rotary 60 bail cow shed. The farm is a humped and hollowed terrain of 450 ha and 435 ha effective with an in-shed feeding/Milkhub System. We’re part of the Pāmu Weka Dairy Complex on the West Coast, and we have group raft trips, Christmas parties, etc. There’s a strong community feel in the West Coast Dairy team.
About You
The main thing you will bring to this role is a positive can-do attitude, with passion and enthusiasm for dairy farming.
Ideally, you will also have:
· A minimum of 1 seasons’ experience in dairy farming (preferred)
· First class attitude to Health and Safety, Animal Welfare and Environmental Management
· Great team player and effective communication skills
· Restricted or full NZ driver’s licence
Benefits
The West Coast’s beaches are right on our doorstep. With plenty of good fishing in the local rivers and hunting available right on our farm, there’s no shortage of recreation to keep you busy. Accommodation will be provided which comes with a 2 bedroom home. School bus stops near the farm gate for the local primary school and high school.
We offer a competitive compensation package which includes salary plus additional benefits such as health insurance.
Apply Now
Application close Sunday 28 April 2024.
We’ll be interviewing qualified candidates as they come in so don’t hesitate to get your details through to us.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Krishna Dhakal, Farm Manager on 027 249 1893 or dhakalk@landcorp.co.nz.
To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.
Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.
Our values are core to who we are at Pāmu and the way that we all work together. We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder. To read more, click on this link to see them on our website. To see what it's like to work in our Dairy team, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu, or to learn about what our Livestock team is all about, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu.
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.
