Farm Worker Jobs In New Zealand 2024

Labour
New Zealand
July 22, 2024
R10000 / month
Full Time
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

Job details

Job type

  • Permanent
  • Full-time

Shift and schedule

  • Weekend availability
  • Monday to Friday

Location

Otago

Full job description

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The role and opportunity

At AgResearch, our purpose is to use science to enhance the value, productivity, and profitability of New Zealand’s pastoral, agri-food, and agri-technology sector value chains to contribute to economic growth and beneficial environmental and social outcomes for New Zealand. We are committed to mātauranga Māori along with Western science and existing structures, which have helped support positive change in farming practices and food production in Aotearoa.

Invermay Farm is a busy research farm conducting many trials involving sheep, deer and cattle. Due to internal changes, we are now looking for a highly motivated individual who is enthusiastic and passionate about the farming industry to join the farm team of 5 on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Research Farm Manager, this position is based at our Invermay Campus in Mosgiel, Dunedin. The farm team works closely with science teams, supporting each other to provide services to science in the management and implementation of research trials.

The General Farm Worker will complete general farm duties including assistance with livestock management, lambing, sheep, deer and cattle trial work. They will assist with field servicing of experiments to ensure trials are implemented according to design protocol and that field resources are maintained to a functional standard, supporting the effective delivery of operational farm activities in line with trial plans and good farming practice.

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Job Title: General Farm Worker

Location: Mosgiel, Dunedin

Hours work per week: 45

Days Required: Monday to Friday with rostered weekend work.
(approx. one weekend per month)

Number of Positions: 1

Employment Type: Permanent

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What you will be doing

  • General farm duties including assistance with livestock management – sheep, deer and cattle trial work as required.
  • Intensive lambing – including the completion of fully recorded lambing events.
  • Working with Science to support research goals.
  • General maintenance on the farm, including weed spraying, pasture topping, and repairing fencing.

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Your ideal background

  • 2+ years previous farm experience, including good working knowledge of animal health, stock handling and recording, experience with TruTest an advantage.
  • Current full drivers’ licence.
  • A keen, motivated attitude, along with good communication skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously while being part of a collaborative team.
  • Demonstrates safe workplace behaviour by taking all practicable steps to ensure own and other’s safety in the workplace.

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Our benefits

When your work environment fits your values and your lifestyle, it is a better place to be. Our campuses are green, open, and developing, allowing you to enjoy your work and be productive at the same time – we make sure our people feel supported and enjoy being part of the AgResearch team.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, apply today with your CV and a cover letter detailing why you feel you would be suitable for this position.

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