Dairy Vacancy
Chiswick Farm Ltd
Dairy Farm Assistant or Herd Manager
Start date 01/06/2025 or negotiable
Applications close 31/05/2025
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our highly motivated team as a Dairy Farm Assistant.
Reporting to the Farm Manager, we’re on the search for someone with an excellent attitude, honesty, reliability, punctuality, self-organisation and has a desire to work as part of a team. We’re keen for flexibility to meet seasonal requirements and unforeseen circumstances, someone who cares about animals and the environment.
You’ll have a range of duties to keep you busy, interested and developing including:
– 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 maximum of 48 for the salary. 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 year, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate of $29.66 for any hours beyond the maximum hours.
Total salary package is up to $74,500 per annum subject to experience.
Candidates will ideally have previous dairy farming experience. 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 as you’ll need to go between farm and runoff.
We offer a competitive salary based on experience and skill level, accommodation, regular flexible rostered time off, and time off for training. There are also opportunities for further growth in seasons to come.
Accommodation is a modern one bedroom unit. No pets or smoking in the accommodation. Rent will be deducted from salary.
Chiswick Farm Ltd has six staff and aims to peak milk 930 cows through a 60 bail rotary with automatic cup removers and in-shed feeting. The Farm is 251ha, with irrigation via a centre pivot, three rotorainers and a small number of fixed sprinklers.
Chiswick Farm is located in Te Pirita – 15 minutes south of Dunsandel, 1 hour south of Christchurch & 15 minutes north of Rakaia.
Submit your interest by email to business@camdengroup.co.nz addressing the above requirements in a detailed cover letter and CV. A full job description is available on request.
