2IC (Assistant Manager) (Opiki) 3203HOB

We have a job for an experienced farm worker (2-3+ years) for an Assistant Manager position on a farm in the Opiki area. This is for a 780 cow farm, 30 minutes from Palmerston North, milking through a 44 aside Herringbone shed.

You’ll have a range of responsibilities including the day-to-day management support including:

• Milking
• Shed Management
• Animal Husbandry and Production
• Animal Health Monitoring, Management and Treatment
• Pasture and fodder Management
• Maintenance of Shed, Equipment and Machinery
• Know and meet regulatory rules & requirements
• Breeding, Calving and Calf rearing Management
• Cattle transportation
• Contractor Organisation and Management
• Staff Management
• and other general farm duties

Weekly hours are a minimum of 30, average of 55 and a maximum of 60 for the salary. Since farm work is dependent on a number of unknown factors like weather and animals, should you work beyond the agreed maximum hours in a fortnightly pay period, you will be paid the agreed overtime hourly rate of $29.66 for any hours beyond the maximum hours.

The schedule may vary but generally work hours are between 4am and go through 5pm with meal and rest breaks.

Salary is up to $95,000 per annum subject to experience.

Candidates will ideally 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 at least a restricted driver licence as you’ll need to go between farm and runoff.

Fair warning – if you’re not willing to get up early, work hard, work & communicate well with others, you won’t want this job (or last in it).