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Calf Rearer Required, Full Responsibility Role We are looking for an experienced and reliable calf rearer to take full responsibility for our calf-rearing season. This is a drive-in, drive-out role. We are located in Ohaupo, within approximately 15 minutes of both Cambridge and Te Awamutu. The role will run from 1 July through to 1 October, on an 11 days on, 3 days off roster. We are calving 285 cows, with approximately 140 calves reared through to weaning. This role involves taking full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the calf shed. Main duties include calf feeding, general calf shed management, monitoring calf health, keeping calves clean, dry and well-bedded, helping collect calves, navel spraying, managing calf groups, cleaning feeding equipment, maintaining calf records, and communicating clearly with the farm owners. Applicants must be confident operating a side-by-side and comfortable helping collect calves as required. The successful person will need to be reliable, observant, organised, calm around animals, and confident working independently. Previous calf-rearing experience is preferred. Please contact us for more details.

We’re looking for an experienced Farm Manager with at least 3+ years of ideally New Zealand dairy experience to lead a 850 cow farm in the Morrinsville area. The farm is situated just 30 minutes to Paeroa and Morrinsville, milking through a 50 Herringbone shed. **Key Responsibilities** You’ll oversee all aspects of farm performance, including: - Milking and shed management - Animal husbandry and production - Animal health monitoring, management, and treatment - Pasture and fodder management - Breeding, calving, and calf rearing - Machinery and equipment maintenance - Contractor coordination and management - Compliance with regulatory standards - Staff supervision and training - General farm duties as required **Hours and Conditions** You’ll work 35 hours per week on an 11 days on, 3 days off roster. **Remuneration** Wage ranges from $35.59 - $40 per hour, package reflective of experience and proven ability. **Requirements** To be considered, you must: - Provide a current and complete CV or other verifiable work evidence - Have strong dairy farming experience and solid references - Be physically fit and drug-free (pre-employment test required) - Hold a Full Driver Licence (for travel between farm and runoff) - Have a strong work ethic, good communication skills, and genuine care for animal welfare If you’re committed to early starts, high standards, teamwork, and looking after stock with respect and skill, this is a great long-term opportunity in one of New Zealand’s most beautiful farming regions.

We are looking for a reliable Dairy Farm Assistant to join our team. **Duties include:** - Milking twice a day - Shifting and feeding cows - Fencing and weed control - Calving and calf rearing - Shed cleaning and setup - Identifying and alerting managers to sick cows - Operating farm equipment - All general farm duties **What we are looking for:** - Positive attitude and willingness to learn - Good work ethic and reliability - Ability to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays as required - Able to pass a pre-employment drug test - No criminal convictions - Have a drivers license - Have good machinery skills You must hold NZ Residency to apply for this job.

Start ASAP... You must already be in NZ. We’re looking for someone experienced, confident, reliable and honest. You will work in a small team of four, including the Farm Manager, Farm Assistant, casual staff, and the owners. The 550 cow, Spring calving Dairy Farm consists of a 195ha milking platform and a 36ASHB with in-shed feeding. Located 2mins from Te Kauwhata. Excellent employment package, including good remuneration, education opportunities, a tidy one bedroom house, and a 9:2/7:3 roster with 6:1 over calving. If you’re a keen motocross rider we have a track on the farm, or if you enjoy horse riding you’re welcome to have your horse on farm and utilise the arena!! We look forward to seeing your CV! Email; sheena@lynlysefarm.co.nz Farm Size (ha): 215 Peak Herd Size (cows): 550 Typical On-farm Staff: 4 Position Start Date: 28/06/2026 Accommodation available: A tidy one bedroom house with easy maintenance grounds and good location to cowshed. Hour Type: negotiable Average Hours Per week: 50 Roster: By negotiation Remuneration paid by: By Negotiation Remuneration if Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits): $75,000

This is a fantastic opportunity for a team orientated, fit and enthusiastic person to join our successful team as a live in relief milker. There will be opportunities throughout the season to do some other farm duties. Our 250ha dairy farm is located just 7 minutes from Matamata and we are milking 920 cows through a 60 bale rotary. We run a high producing system 2-3 dairy farm. You are required to assist in the day to day milking, hosing out and some animal health. We are looking for someone who has a positive can-do working attitude and is a reliable, honest and hard-working person. A high standard of cleanliness for the shed and housing is essential. If this sounds like you, please get in touch. Please note that you will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for the job! Thanks

We have 1 x Role opening up for the new Season on our Autumn Farm. Two of our staff members who've been with us for multiple seasons are progressing into Share Milking and Contract Milking respectively at the end of this season. The core values of our Dairy are Efficiency, Pride, Productivity, Family and Fun. Experienced and motivated Farm Assistant required to join our farming team. Daily duties to include, but not limited to milkings, operating tractors and implements, loading feed wagons, feeding out on feedpad (up to twice a day), shifting and setting up travelling irrigators, weed control, shed cleanliness and maintenance, calving, mating etc. We are after someone who will hit the ground running and is reliable, honest, good at following directions, strong work ethic and can use their own initiative. You will have at least two years NZ dairy farming experience. We use Protrac, Pasture-Io, C-dax pasture Sleigh, CowManager etc, so an understanding of farm tech will be beneficial. We offer Agito Training support and help to progress in the industry. Must be drug free and a Pre-employment drug test is NON negotiable. Random testing is carried out throughout the season. Although this is a 12/2 roster we try and make it as cruizy as possible, later in the season if all goes well we do 3in2 or 10in7 milkings if the season allows for it. Easy Fridays and weekends are for necessities only. The farm is in a great location, a 7 minute drive to Morrinsville and 30 minutes to both Hamilton and Matamata. For families, buses for the local schools go past the gate each day and Kindergarten is less than 10 minutes away. Please add at least 2x recent employer references to your application. We are NOT accredited so you must be legal in New Zealand to work. Farm Size (ha): 117 Peak Herd Size (cows): 370 Typical On-farm Staff: 2.5 Position Start Date: 01/06/2026 Accommodation available: 4 Bedroom house with 1.5 garage, great heatpump and healthy homes cert Hour Type: week Average Hours Per week: 55 Roster: Single rotation - 12 Days on / 2 days Off Remuneration paid by: Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits) Remuneration if Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits): 70 000 to 80 000 depending on role and experience.

There is an ongoing requirement for relief staff to cover for regular employee time off. The farms are well maintained with good terrain and infrastructure and well located. The person needs to be someone with good stockmanship and someone who enjoys working with animals. We are seeking someone who works well in a team. The applicant needs to have experience with NZ farming for at least two years. Please apply with referees.

A new position has become available for a keen individual to join a Filipino team in all day to day aspects of dairy farming. Experience on some level of management an advantage however training available with on farm owners. Good stock management and some experience with repairs and maintenance required. Split calving farm with 30 aside herringbone shed, acr's, and Cow Manager. Very clean and tidy and excellent infrastructure. Looking for an applicant that is interested in progressing in the dairy industry possible with us in coming years. Accommodation available: 3x bedroom house recently renovated, heat pumps, double glazing windows close to great schools in a very central location.

***You need to show up for an in person interview to be considered suitable for this role. In other words if you’re applying from overseas don’t waste your time.*** Part time on farm engineer / general farm hand. Swift Agri Limited is a farming business running 3500 ewes. We lease two farms in Southland, the larger being located at Redan where most of the stock work is required and another in Winton as well as the family farm in Woodlands that we don’t handle the day to day operations of but work in closely with and where most of the engineering related tasks are carried out. We like to do most farm related tasks in house and to a high standard avoiding out sourcing work where possible. This includes servicing and maintenance of farm machinery. Due to an increased workload we are looking for a skilled individual to step in for some regular part time work so that we can continue to farm at a high standard. The ideal candidate would be a highly skilled farmer / engineer living local in lower southland area that is happy doing 30 hours per week on average with the exception of lambing and cultivation where long days every day are a given but for the rest of the year it is cruizy. If we don’t find someone that is skilled in both farming and engineering we are open to employing someone who is only suitable as a farmer or an engineer. In this situation it would be a casual contract as the hours offered would be less. There is no accommodation offered on farm and with some days being short it is not justifiable to travel great distances to the farm for this role therefore please only apply if you live close enough that you are happy to travel to Redan and Woodlands on a regular basis. The ideal candidate will have a good background in dry stock farming as well as engineering and mechanical. Some key qualities / attributes we are looking for that would put you on top of our list to employ. (We don’t expect you to have all these qualities) - A good communicator that answers their phone the first time it rings. - Can listen and follow instructions when given. - Good welding / general engineering skills. - A skilled tractor operator. - Fencing skills. - Leaves property the way they find it. - Clean criminal history. - Drug free. - Completes tasks to a high standard. - A highly developed sense of urgency. - Someone that is reliable and is happy to work when required however isn’t chasing us for more hours than what are offered. In terms of what we can offer the right person: - $30 plus per hour. - You are not a number you are part of a small team and will be treated as such. - Variety of tasks no two days are the same (provided you have the skills to match). - Flexible hours that fit around your lifestyle. A bit about the gear / equipment we run: Most of our gear is high hours and not new. We run a fleet of honda bikes from the big reds up to the 520 foreman & pioneer 1000 side by sides. A variety of tractor brands 50hp-250hp. Tripple mower combination, 5m power harrow. We have a sheep conveyor for the larger stock handling tasks. This position is available for immediate start however we are happy to wait for the right person. Ideally you will have a cv & covering letter however in the past some of the best staff we have had have had neither as top people are head hunted before they have time to write one so as a bare minimum we want a couple of sentences about yourself and why you are interested in this role as well as a phone number so that we can call you to have a chat. Applications can be sent to swiftagrilimited@gmail.com