Farm Assistant Jobs in Auckland

Silverdene farm is a high input autumn calving farm milking 700 cows through a 50 bale rotary. Farm staff include a contract milker, herd manager and 2 farm assistants. We are looking for a farm assistant to join the team. Your typical day will involve milking cows, setting break fences, loading up a mixer wagon with a Telehandler, feeding out, and other general farm duties. We do all the ground work for our maize crop so you will get the opportunity to use a variety of different implements. Cows are locked away with a bat latch and are always going to the feed pad before milking so there is limited following cows in. The farm has a good level of technology and infrastructure utilizing Allflex collars and a covered feed pad to target 550+ Kgms/cow. Mating is all AI so there are no bulls on the farm. Primary ITO training and Dairy Industry awards entries are encouraged. While previous dairy farming experience is preferred, we are happy to train someone new to the industry provided they have a good attitude and a desire to succeed in the industry. We are happy to provide references from current and past employees.

We are currently looking for someone with farming experience to help out from February 2025 till Mid May 2025. Position would include Calving, Calf rearing, milking etc depending on experience. A 3 Bedroom house is available during this period or drive in is also an option. We will be Calving 280 cows from 1st March for 8 weeks. Halter, Acr's, Quadsense, Auto Teat spray used on farm, currently milking 250 spring calved cows through a 40 Bail internal rotary. The farm location is Pollok, 20 mins North of Waiuku. Please get in touch if you are interested, successful applicants must have a clean driver's license, and eligible to work in NZ. Farm Size (ha): 220 Peak Herd Size (cows): 500 Typical On-farm Staff: 3 Position Start Date: 01/02/2026 Accommodation available: 3 bedroom house with Garage. Hour Type: negotiable Average Hours Per week: 40 Roster: Single rotation - 12 Days on / 2 days Off Remuneration paid by: Hourly / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly

We are looking for a farm assistant on a farm 10 minutes from Wellsford. Jobs are mainly milking, collecting calves, sorting stock and general farm maintenance. Must be confident on a 2 wheeler and have a drivers license. Experience with milking is preferred. Farm Size (ha): 250 Peak Herd Size (cows): 400 Typical On-farm Staff: 3 Position Start Date: 27/01/2026 Accommodation available: 2 bedroom Hour Type: week Average Hours Per week: 40 Roster: Single rotation - 8 Days on / 2 days Off Remuneration: $62,000 annually

Farm assistant/ milk harvester required. 10 minutes from Wellsford. We will be milking around 300 over summer with autumn calving commencing on the 1st of March. 36 aside herringbone with inshed feed, 2 bedroom house available if required. Farm Size (ha): 250 Peak Herd Size (cows): 520 Typical On-farm Staff: 3 Position Start Date: 26/01/2026 Accommodation available: 2 bedroom Hour Type: week Average Hours Per week: 45 Roster: Single rotation - 8 Days on / 2 days Off Remuneration paid by: By Negotiation