Farm Manager

• Minimum 30 hours per week guaranteed. 
• Employee housing is provided on-site, and applicants must reside in the farm accommodation. No drive-in options available.
• Accommodation may be shared or private, depending on availability at the time of successful placement. No pets allowed.

Applicants must have:

• Bachelor's degree; and/or
• 2 years of pasture based dairy farming experience

Applicants must have the following as per employer’s requirement:  

• Must be physically fit 
• Must pass pre-employment drug test 
• Must provide a CV Must provide verifiable references of previous employment history 
• Must have a driver licence 

Responsibilities include:

Business Management

• Responsible for operating farm within agreed budget and financial objectives
• Responsible for the implementation of the Financial Budget and the Strategic Plan for the farm 
• Staff and contractors are managed using good practice management techniques
• Train and mentor staff in animal welfare, pasture management, machinery use, effluent management and safe farm practices.

Production Management

• Collect and use information to ensure farm targets are met
• Responsible for achieving the farm production targets be ensuring information is collected and used to manage herd feeding, maximising milk production protecting pasture quality and avoiding pasture damage
• Monitor, benchmark and report on KPIs and implement operational improvements where necessary.

Stock Management – Animal Health and Welfare

• Responsible for the management of animal health and welfare on farm
• Responsible for the managing all stock associated with the farm business to the highest level
• Develop, implement and monitor calving and mating plans, reporting progress and taking appropriate action based on herd performance.

Stock Management – Calf Rearing

• Manage calf rearing so farm targets are met
• Objective is to rear calves to the target weight so only quality young stock re-enter the herd 

Milk Production

• Responsible for meeting targets
• Objective is only top quality product leaves the farm gate. Achieved through continuous grade free seasons according to farm targets 

Record Keeping

• Responsible for overseeing all farm records
• Maintain all farm records in an accurate and timely manner 

Asset Management

• Responsible for ensuring asset management as per Farm Policy
• Manage the farm infrastructure and maintain farm assets 

Natural Resource Management

• Responsible for managing natural resources
• Ensure environmental requirements are met as outlined in the Farm Operations Manual 

Health and Safety

• Ensure the farm promotes a safe working environment
• Comply with all health and safety requirements as outlined in the Health and Safety Manual

Please provide us with information as to your eligibility to work in New Zealand – if you are on a temporary visa or if you are a New Zealand citizen/resident.