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Company Pamu Farms of New Zealand
Location Horowhenua, Manawatu / Whanganui
Listed Mon 15 Apr, 1:07 pm
Type Full time, Permanent
The Opportunity

We have an opening for a Dairy Farm Assistant on Ruapehu Dairy. This is a typical 'sleeves up' shoulder to shoulder team-oriented farm that has all the development opportunities that comes with being part of a large organisation.

On a day-to-day basis you'll assist with milking, the feeding out, farm maintenance, data recording, etc. This property is well run and productive, with high standards for cleanliness and structure.

The Farm

Ruapehu Dairy is a 262-ha organics property that milks 600 cows through a 60-bail rotary. One of seven neighbouring farms within Moutoa Dairy Complex in Foxton. You can't beat the location either, being 5 mins from Foxton, 10 minutes from Levin or 25 minutes to Palmerston North. It's close to the Manawatu River and has fabulous access to recreational activities.

About You

If you're passionate about a career in dairy farming, enthusiastic, energetic and eager to learn, this is an opportunity to join a team and company where you can build your career.

What you will bring:

  • A passion for working with stock
  • Being a genuine team player
  • The intuition to act on observations
  • Good communication skills
  • A first-class attitude to Health and Safety and animal welfare

You'll have the opportunity to get experience in multiple aspects of dairy farming, including herd management, milking duties, fencing, general stock work and tractor work.

Benefits

Pamu offers a competitive salary and additional benefits such as health insurance. The role also comes with a three bedroom on-farm home. Pamu is proud to offer development and training as well as provide employees with a good work-life balance. Ruapehu Farm runs a 5/2 roster 10 months of the year and a 6/2 roster for two months of the year (during the calving period). Local schooling is available within 10 minutes.

Apply Now

Applications close Sunday 5 May 2024.

We'll be contacting applicants as they come in so don't wait to send in your details!

To find out more about this role, contact the Farm Manager, Mitch Furlani, at 027 218 8136.

To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.

Pamu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.

Our values are core to who we are at Pamu and the way that we all work together. We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder.

To read more, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://pamunewzealand.com/company

Pamu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
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