An opportunity has arisen for a keen, honest capable person/couple to take on this position in the awesome Bay of Plenty. Our Contract milker is leaving after 3 years.
The farm is 213 ha of flats in Matata, Whakatane and milks 650 predominantly Friesian cows.
This flat farm is primarily a grassfed system with a small amount of PKE used on the shoulders and silage is made on the farm as needed. The farm has a 40 aside herringbone cowshed, protrack and runs 2 herds. The herds are milked TAD going to OAD as needed over the summer.
The farm also has a 80ha runoff 10 min away for the young stock and winter grazing for the cows. The Contract Milker looks after the cows at the runoff over winter.
Applicants must have the following attributes:
- Excellent pasture management and feed planning knowledge
- Proven staff management skills
- Have strong systems in place for health and safety, milk quality, animal husbandry, calf rearing, data entry and environmental compliance.
- A strong drive to excel in animal reproduction and mastitis/SCC
- Competent tractor operator
Average production for the last 5 seasons is 257,000 MS.
The local area, Thornton, has a great country primary school (up to year 8) with the school bus at the gate. Just 20 minutes from Whakatane, with the beach a stone’s throw away, a paradise for the keen fisherperson.
The farm comes with 3 houses for use. A 4-bedroom house with double garage, a 3-bedroom house with single garage, a smaller 2 bedroom cottage.
Applicants MUST have extensive actual experience working on New Zealand dairy farms, either sharemilking, contract milking or managing for 5+ years. Must also be fluent in English and be a NZ citizen currently living in NZ.