Pāmu Landcorp Farming Limited
Dairy Farm Assistant - Somervilles Dairy
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Join a collaborative, high performing team Accommodation included Health and life insurance
Great location – Just outside of Reefton
THE OPPORTUNITY
Join the collaborative, high-performing team on Somerville's Dairy and gain hands-on experience across all areas of modern dairy farming. You’ll assist with tasks from milking, calving, and feeding stock to effluent management, spraying, and fencing, while learning the skills - including shed and animal health management, mating plans, and moving stock.
This is a hands-on role for someone with a passion for farming, and a desire to grow their career in a collaborative, supportive environment.
About You
- You’re enthusiastic, hands-on, and ready to contribute to the team’s success.
- You’re eager to learn, develop your skills, and make a real impact on the farm.
- Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Experience in a similar dairy farming role, or a strong interest in developing one
- Good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- A proactive attitude, with initiative and a commitment to animal welfare and health & safety
- A current NZ restricted or full driver’s licence
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THE PĀMU FARM
Somervilles Dairy Unit is located just outside of Reefton. Somervilles is a progressive 492 ha property milking approximately 1,000 cows through a 60-bail rotary shed with ACR’s, MilkHub and an in-shed feeding system.
Benefits
- We offer a competitive salary package, including health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching.
- You'll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, plus ongoing training and development.
This role comes with accommodation. A three-bedroom house close to school bus and is a 15-minute drive to Reefton
APPLY NOW
Applications close midnight Sunday 30 August 2026, we will be contacting applicants as they apply.
To find out more about this opportunity email the hiring manager, Kasun Pahala Vithanage: pahalavithanagek@landcorp.co.nz
For a copy of the job description, please use this link: [Dairy Farm Assistant](Dairy Farm Assistant)
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To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.
Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.
Our values are core to who we are at Pāmu and the way that we all work together. We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder. To read more, click on this link to see them on our website. To see what it's like to work in our Dairy team, click on this link to see [A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu](A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu), or to learn about what our Livestock team is all about, click on this link to see [A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu](A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu).
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.
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