We have a job for an experienced farm worker (2-3 years) for a Herd Manager position on a farm in the Riverton area. This is for a 480 cow farm, 30 minutes from Invercargill, milking through a 28 Aside Herringbone shed with ACR and allflex collars.
You’ll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
– Milking and monitoring milk quality,
– training junior staff,
– stock handling and feeding (feed mgt),
– fencing, weed control,
– calving, calf rearing,
– shed maintenance & preparation,
– tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage
– monitoring, recording and maintaining animal health
– and other general farm duties.
Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and an average of 45. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate for any hours beyond the maximum hours.
Wage is up to $29.66+ per hour subject to experience.
Fair 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).
More Information
- Job Reference No. 3060VE
- Job Position* option-3
- Business Industry* Farming
- Start Date November 2023
- Qualifications/experience required 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 test - have at least a restricted driver licence and confident with driving manual vehicles as you'll need to go between farm, runoff and home.
- Remuneration Type* Hourly Rate
- Equipment/gear provided?* Yes
- Accommodation (for farm jobs) A solo 4 bedroom house is included. No pets or smoking in the accommodation. Rent will be deducted from wages. Power, Internet and water are payable by the worker.
- Roster and Work Schedule 5 days on / 2 days off
- Weekly Hours Min: 30 Avg: 45 Max: 50
- Would a couple suit this position? No
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