Position Start
1 June 2025
Salary
89 Swain Road, Kamahi
Contract Milker or Manager
Down here in Southland, we milk more than 16,200 dairy cows across 22 dairy farms, producing over 6.5 million kilograms of milk solids every year. We’re committed to finding the best farm solutions, growing our people and being good custodians of the land. That means we’re focused on enhancing high standards of on-farm performance, health and safety, environmental management and animal welfare across all our operations.
We are looking for a manager/contract milker for our 280 ha unit at Edendale. The 54 bail rotary shed (with protract and in-shed feeding) milks 775 cows. Well located close to Edendale with good infrastructure including 2 herd homes (250 cows). A well set up farm with heaps of potential to improve production
About you
It goes without saying that you’ll have a passion for farming. We expect you’ll be dogged, happy to challenge our thinking, present new ideas and always looking to implement improvements. You’ll want to monitor, measure and report so we know how our business is looking and understand how we can take it higher still.
You’ll be experienced with cows and the day-to-day running of a farm. You’ll know how farming works and will be able to identify problems that need solving, areas where improvements can be made and have an eye for the future. It’s all about happy cows and happy people, and you’ll be a champion of both.
These opportunities are for people who are in the industry to challenge themselves and expand their dairying careers. We want smart, engaged, innovators who are always on the lookout for something new. This is more than ‘just a job’- this is an opportunity to join a team where what everyone does every day matters.
If you’re ready for a new challenge, contact us today. Email careers@fortunagroup.co.nz