Contract Milker Jobs in Northland

Seeking motivated contract milkers to join us for the 2026/2027 season. You will need good communication skills to work with farm owners and consultant. As two labour units are required this position would ideally suit a couple. We milk 250 spring calving friesian cows through a 20ashb, on target to do 110,000 kgsms. Top production 115000kgsms. Your responsibilities will be: - Day to day management of farm. - Affinity with herd welfare - Milking and milk quality - Repairs and maintenance - Pasture management and feeding out with mixer wagon - Weed control - Mating management - Managing effluent - All young stock and new calves reared and managed by farm owners until returned to dairy platform as 2yr olds. Applicants must be eligible to work in NZ, be drug free and provide an up to date CV with references. Farm Size (ha): 110 Peak Herd Size (cows): 250 Typical On-farm Staff: 2 Accommodation available: Three bedroom house with fire place and double garage.

We are seeking a contract milker for the 2026/2027 season. 140 farm, milking 340 cows through a 30aside Herringbone shed. Very tide 3 bedroom house on farm as well as 2 beed room house available for staff. Successful applicants will be required to pass a per employment drug test & criminal record check. The successful applicant needs to be self motivated, driven and able to manage staff well.

A business opportunity out of the box! Are you looking for that challenge that steps outside conventional systems? Are you wanting the satisfaction of providing a health food of exceptional quality and goodness? If you find this intriguing, then what we have to offer may be of interest. A developing operation, with clear business goals and a high level of autonomy for the successful applicant, Excellent facilities, a good array of farm buildings, with support machinery on farm and shared between the businesses other operations, A high level of support, with one already fully certified organic dairy operation within this agribusiness, A management team that will ensure outcomes benefit all parties, A farming process that is beneficial to the health of the animals, to the land and the surrounding environment, Being a part of Fonterra's Organic Program, with a global brand that is seeing a more natural path to overall health and welfare, and An excellent remuneration package, with plenty of upside potential as this operation continues to develop. If this opportunity resonates with you, then what we are looking for includes the following. A business partner that has an excellent knowledge of pasture based farming but is open to alternatives and is willing to continue to learn, Has the ability to action business goals and plans, with the aim of the continued improvement of this farming operation, Has the ability to adhere to strict organic regulations - with plenty of assistance in this space, Has a high standard in all aspects of how they and their team conducts themselves, Is a good communicator, with the ability to convey observations as this will assist in the fine tuning of this developing operation. Farm Size (ha) 489 hectares - consisting of dairy platform and adjacent support block Peak Herd Size (cows) 470 Position Start Date 01/06/2026 Accommodation available There are three three bedroom dwellings located on the property Hour Type negotiable Average Hours Per week Negotiable Roster By negotiation Remuneration paid by Per KgMS

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and trustworthy dairy farmer, who will enjoy milking OAD and working for most periods by themselves. Milking 210 autumn calving cows in the wider Dargaville area. Herringbone cow shed with in shed feeding. We feed Maize and grass silage over autumn and early winter then just grass and inshed feed after that. We are open to either a contract milker or a farm manager position depending on the needs of the right candidate. You need to have all the skills required to run the farm sole charge. Start date negotiable. Farm Size (ha): 120 Peak Herd Size (cows): 210 Typical On-farm Staff: 1 Position Start Date: 01/06/2026 Hour Type: negotiable Average Hours Per week: 47 Roster: By negotiation Remuneration paid by: Per KgMS