Herd Manager (Ranfurly) 3385HH
FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration•Herd Manager•Ranfurly, Otago
We are seeking an experienced farm worker (2+ years) to work as a Herd Manager on a 1000-cow operation in the Ranfurly area, milking through a 50 Rotary Bale shed.
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 management),
- Fencing, weed control,
- Calving, calf rearing,
- Shed maintenance & preparation,
- Tractor operation for feeding out, baling, mowing and silage monitoring,
- Recording and maintaining animal health,
- Other general farm duties.
Weekly hours are a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 50. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, any hours worked beyond the agreed maximum in a fortnightly pay period will be paid at the agreed overtime rate.
The schedule may vary; Roster will be 11 days on, 3 days off.
Salary is between $80,000 - $88,000 per annum, subject to experience.
Candidates must 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 a full driver licence as you'll need to go between farm and runoff
Summary - if you're committed to getting up early, working hard, treating the animals with care and respect and communicating well with others, you will want this job (or last in it).
1mo ago