Assistant Farm Manager

We’re looking for someone to jump on board and help out on our dairy farm. Someone down to earth who enjoys farming, values a good lifestyle outside of work, and is willing to step up when needed. We milk 550 cows through a modern shed with cup removers, collars and auto drafting. The farm’s irrigated, well set up, and has good gear and machinery to work with. 10mins from Featherston, Martinborough and Greytown. You’ll get stuck into a bit of everything — milking, feeding out, shifting stock, animal health, tractor work and general day to day farm jobs. You’ll be working alongside the owner, so good communication, honesty and a decent attitude go a long way. Comes with a tidy 3-bedroom house with a fire and heat pump. Would suit someone who enjoys farming, can work unsupervised when needed, but also likes a laugh and being part of a good crew. Experience is handy. I am an accredited employer with a job token, (just need two years experience)

Castlecor Farm is located in Meath, Central Ireland, and is operating under a farm partnership. Running 450 Spring Calving LIC X-Breed Cows on a New Zealand Pasture-based system 2 type system. We're looking for someone for a 2IC assistant manager role due to our current 2IC progressing to a management role in the industry, after over two year with us. Start date negotiable anytime between July and November. This is a permanent position with your own accommodation provided on-farm. Your position will consist of helping the herd owner/ farm manager operate the farm on day to day basis and leading the operation of the farm when the manager isn’t present. Your main roles would include, but are not limited to; - Assisting the farm manager in the general day-to-day operation of the farm, including: - Grass management, allocating feed and setting up breaks. - Herd health and general animal care. - Caring out the day to day operation of the farm when the manager is away. - Milking - Tractor work and feeding out - Breaks and break feeding - General maintenance and spraying - Some young stock work on heifer grazing farm - General treatment and animal husbandry of cows and calve in spring. Pay is negotiable depending on experience, ability and attitude. What we're looking for; - Someone with a good attitude who works well in a team and has a good sense of humour, and who is willing to learn is essential. - A good level of knowledge, understanding and skills related to grass-based dairy farming. – Previous experience is essential for this role. - Capable of operating machinery, driving tractors, feeding out and using quad bikes. - A basic level of stockmanship, animal health and husbandry skills. - A good work ethic What we're offering; - Your own recently renovated accommodation provided on farm in a nice setting. - Competitive remuneration package- based on level of experience and attitude. - A company vehicle is available for local and some weekend use. - Being part of an established team that gets along well and is enjoyable to work with. Over 2.5 years with zero permanent staff turnover. Position is only become available as our current 2IC is progressing to a management role in the industry. Good location, The farm is located 2 minutes outside of Oldcastle, a decent-sized town 1 hour north-west of Dublin Airport. This makes for easy access to Europe for weekend trips away. Would suit a young person well, who wants to work overseas with the option to travel Europe on their weekends and time off. * An Irish 12-month working holiday visa is easily and cheaply available for New Zealanders, a permanent work visa is also available. * * Previous employee reference available upon request* * Also and opportunity for a couple positions and or a short term dairy assistant position for the 2027 spring calving season.

Being owner/operators of our beautiful 440 Ha farm in the most stunning setting on the West Coast, gives us the opportunity to work with our employees on not only maintaining and constantly improving how we do things, but to also train, teach and develop our people into the next generation of dairy farmers. To be successful in this role you will have at least 3 years’ experience here in NZ, and have been in a 2IC position for the last year, you will be a hardworking person who is serious about being a dairy farmer, if you are, we will teach you everything you need to know, to get you to the next level, we like to promote from within. You must also possess a strong work ethic, honesty, reliability, strong communication skills, and be a great team player. We consider ourselves to be excellent employers. Modern on farm accommodation is provided and we shall pay a competitive salary which will be negotiated depending on experience but we’re thinking in the range of $75 to $85k per hour including accommodation. We guarantee a minimum of 30 hours per week. Being only 20 mins to Reefton and 40 to Greymouth there are plenty of schools etc in the area. We are family friendly farm, having kids of our own we like ours to be a safe and healthy work environment, so no criminal records thanks and random drug testing does take place. Farm Size (ha): 440 Peak Herd Size (cows): 700 Typical On-farm Staff: 4 Position Start Date: 01/06/2026 Accommodation available: 2-bedroom modern house - Pref no dogs inside but negotiable depending on the dog, cats are OK Hour Type: week Average Hours Per week: 50 Roster: Single rotation - 11 Days on / 3 days Off Remuneration paid by: Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits)

This role primarily involves helping in all aspects in running a farm milking 370 cows through two 17 aside herringbone cowsheds. The farm is run as a two herd system with each herd being milked through its own shed. The farm is located in Whitikahu, 15 minutes from Morrinsville and 20 from Hamilton. Accommodation is a recently renovated 3 bedroom farm cottage with a single garage. We Seek Someone: With At least 3 years experience. A solid base in Animal Health and Stock Handling skills. Who is comfortable milking sole-charge. The ability to take responsibility in the Sharemilkers absence. Applicants need to be in New Zealand to be considered. Please provide a CV and references though the link Below. Farm Size (ha) 141 Peak Herd Size (cows) 390 Typical On-farm Staff 2.5 Position Start Date 01/06/2026 Accommodation available 3 bedroom cottage Hour Type week Average Hours Per week 50 Roster Single rotation - 11 Days on / 3 days Off Remuneration paid by Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits)

We seek an experienced 2IC or current Farm Manager to join our team in Whakamaru on 1 June 2026. You must have a minimum of five years of New Zealand dairy farming experience, and be able to provide at least two recent employment references. As the farm owners live on the farm, this vacant role has flexibility - it could suit a 2IC or a trainee Manager or an established Farm Manager. The salary package will reflect this and also includes a nice 3 bedroom house, and a roster of 5 days on and two days off (Fridays and Saturdays) right through the season. Our farm has 700 Friesian X cows through a 50 ASHB shed with ACRs and in-shed feeding, auto teat spray and Protrack. Spring calving, system 3, usually TAD until Feb then OAD until mid-May. We foster a supportive work environment and provide opportunities for you to gain new skills and keep climbing the career ladder. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are needing an assistant manager for our new farming role between Te Awamutu and Otorohanga. The farm is 195 hectares, 590 Jersey cows, A2 milk. The farm is rolling to steep terrain with a strong focus on managing the grass with the cows. The cowshed is a 44 aside herringbone with ACRs on the back 20 sets and meal feeding. Good staff room. The owners have been on farm for 30 years and it has grown over time, with two underpasses and good farm races. We are taking on the farm as contract milkers with high targets, with the tools and skill set to achieve. We need a competent Assistant manager to work with us, with the same ambition for farm success. Applicant needs to be proficient in all matters of dairy farming, including but not limited to: - Milking cows in a herringbone cowshed, good with numbers. - Identifying, preventing and treating mastitis, lameness, milk fever, and typical dairy cow ailments in New Zealand dairy farming systems. Safe handling, fetching and following skills. - Good at identifying calved and calving cows, and identifying on-heat cows for mating. - Calf handling and management. - Measuring grass with a plate meter, accurately setting up temporary fences on rolling terrain. - Safe movement and setup of effluent spreading equipment, travelling irrigator. - Maintenance of stock water, repair of water pipes and ballcocks. - Operation of tractors, feed wagon feeding out maize and grass silage, operation of bale feeder on rolling terrain. - Competency on motorbikes both 2 and 4-wheelers, towing trailers and spreaders. - Health and safety active, helmet wearing, PPE and safety conscious. - Ability and prepared to teach skills to assistants and relief staff. - Ability to run the farm in absence of employer. - Strong communication skills. We have taken on a second job and are still managing the farm we have been on for 5 years. We are moving to the new job (this one) and need a strong 2IC to work with us and be able to focus on this farm and allows us time to still oversee the other one. We have a manager for that farm but we will need to still cover their time off. Basically needing to have the skills to run the farm if we are not there, with the support and systems to be able to. There is the potential for relief work for a partner. Please only apply if you are in New Zealand, have experience in New Zealand, can work in New Zealand without needing an accredited employer for immigration, and are results focused. Fair package. Farm Size (ha): 195 Peak Herd Size (cows): 600 Typical On-farm Staff: 3 Position Start Date: 01/06/2026 Accommodation available: 3 bedroom brick house with fireplace Hour Type: season Average Hours Per week: 60 Roster: Single rotation - 11 Days on / 3 days Off Remuneration paid by: Total Package Value (e.g. Salary and/or benefits)

We are family owned dairy farm near Morrinsville, Waikato, looking for a motivated and reliable person to join our team as an assistant manager (2IC). This role involves working closely with the owner to ensure the smooth running of our 280-cow operation. All relevant key responsibilities apply of running a dairy farm efficiently & productively. We will offer a competitive salary/remuneration package based on experience and other incentives may be included in due course. On site accommodation is available as a part of the package. It is a supportive, family oriented work environment.

Five Horizons is a sheep dairy farm in Mercer. We milk 1200 ewes and rear 450 replacement lambs. We also have cattle on farm that we finish. We supply Spring Sheep and this will be our fourth season. Our flock size is stable but the industry is still growing so there is opportunity for growth in the future. We have two experienced full time staff members and we are looking for an experienced farm assistant to join our team. The primary task is milking twice a day (roster varying depending on season), feeding out with silage wagon, animal health tasks in the yard, shifting stock etc. The pay rate is dependent on skill level and will be reviewed every 12 months. We are ideally located halfway between Hamilton and Auckland with our closest main centre being Pukekohe. There is a Woolworths supermarket 10 minutes away in Pokeno. There are two primary schools within a 10 minute drive (Te Paina and Mangatawhiri), and several high schools within a 30 minute drive (Tuakau, Pukekohe, Hauraki Plains). Our roster varies depending on the season: Lambing (July-Sept): 6 days on, 1 day off Summer/Autumn (October-April): 8 days on, three days off, 8 days on, 2 days off) Winter (May-July): 5 days on, 2 days off, with occasional weekend hours rostered on. Our ideal candidate will be: - Fit and injury free - Prepared to start work at 5:30am, and sometimes finish at 5:30pm (with breaks) - Comfortable with the roster - Hard working and willing to learn with a good attitude - Have already had experience on a dairy farm in NZ, ideally with tractor skills. - Be currently in NZ and eligible to work. - A good attitude towards health and safety - Experience safely operating farm vehicles eg quad bike, side by side - Available to start work no later than July 10 (lambing will start around July 27). If you tick all of these boxes, and can provide a written and/or verbal reference to support your CV, then we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated 2IC who is ready to take the next step in their career. The property milks 700 cows on 180ha under full pivot irrigation with modern and reliable infrastructure. The farm has well established systems and offers a supportive environment for someone wanting to grow in the industry. Siberia Farm is part of our 470ha family run operation in Mid Canterbury. You will work closely with the Farm Unit Manager and the Farm Assistant in the team of 3 on Siberia, and sometimes also as part of the larger farm team. Cows are equipped with Allflex collars to support heat detection, animal health monitoring and overall herd management. Milking is through a modern 60-bale rotary fitted with ACR, auto wash, teatwand, Dataflow, and in shed feeding for grain and blend feeds. We are looking for someone with solid dairy experience who is ready for more responsibility and committed to progressing their career. You will need to have a minimum of 2 years NZ dairy experience. Remuneration will be based on experience. Hours would be approx. 45/wk. Key attributes of the role include: • Strong pasture management and feed allocation skills • Good animal health awareness and early issue detection • Competent hoof trimming or confident lameness management • Understanding of reproduction and heat detection • Accurate record keeping and willingness to use farm technology • Positive communication and willingness to support the wider team • Strong organisation and a proactive, can-do approach • Eagerness to learn, improve and step into more responsibility when ready Applicants must currently live in New Zealand and hold a valid visa that allows them to work. We are not currently accredited employers. A modern 3-bedroom house is available on farm. Please send through a cover letter and current CV with 2 contactable references.

We are seeking an experienced, honest, reliable and trustworthy person who has a passion for the dairy industry with proven animal health, tractor and general on farm experience to join us on a 450 cow 200ha farm near Reefton. Milking through a 50bail rotary with inShed feed and ACR'S. Having a partner keen to do Calf rearing and relief milking would be an advantage. Applicant must have a minimum of two years NZ dairy experience and hold a NZ Drivers license as travel to nearby runoff over winter is essential. A farm where standards matter and good people are valued.