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Offrey Farms Ltd is a values-based family business focused on:

• Opportunities

• Farming for the Future

• Family

• Rural community

• Environmental sustainability; and

• EnjoYment

 

We milk 500 cows at our dairy farm at Kauana, Winton, with our 186ha run off property located 10 minutes away at Dipton. We’re looking for a run off assistant to complement our strong team. 

 

This is an exciting role that offers real variety.  We’re passionate about our  stock and we’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to best practice stockmanship.  We rear 100 replacements for the dairy herd, and 300 beef calves through to finishing  You’ll have the skills to give our calves the best possible start and ensure proactive feed management to achieve target weights for all stock.  You’ll also be supporting our dairy farm team with wintering requirements for the dairy herd and beef stock (including shifting animals on crop) so you must be a team player and enjoy working with stock.

 

The role also has responsibility for tractor work on both properties, including cultivation, seeding, mowing, and fertiliser. You’ll need a commitment to healthy and safe work and be capable of maintaining and operating our modern equipment.  You have high standards, keep our machinery and vehicles in good order and, ideally, be mechanically minded.

 

As farm owners we’ll be on farm and hands-on. This means you need to enjoy being part of a team, sharing knowledge and skills.  We’ll collaborate with you to determine the work plan and you’ll need to be comfortable taking responsibility for working independently to deliver the outcomes we agree.

 

We’re looking for someone with:

• effective communication and time management skills

• the desire to collaborate to identify and deliver the agreed work plan

• a high standard of work and record keeping

• a commitment to maintaining a well presented and tidy property (including farm accommodation)

• a good attitude towards Health and Safety

• commitment to best practice environmental management.

 

We offer:

• a supportive team culture based on strong family values

• support for your development; we’ve worked our way to farm ownership and we’re passionate about the primary sector and helping others to grow

• real role variety, no two days will be the same

• a safe and drug free workplace

• growth and progression opportunities including in our wider business

• 5 and 2 roster all year

• a warm, well presented 3 bedroom house with school bus at the gate to primary (Dipton) and just along the road to secondary (Central Southland College) schools.

A full position description can be viewed at here

 

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

For any further enquires contact: John Officer 0273684801

Or Email CV to offreyfarms@gmail.com

Applications close 21.04.2024 but we'll be considering applications as they are received.