Dairy Farm Assistant - Somervilles Dairy

• Join a collaborative, high performing team

• Competitive salary including accommodation

• Health and life insurance

Great location – Just outside of Reefton

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join the collaborative, high-performing team on Somervilles 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.

THE FARM

Somervilles Dairy Unit is located just outside of Reefton. Somervilles is a progressive 500 ha property milking approximately 1,000 cows through a 60-bail rotary shed with ACR’s, MilkHub and an in-shed feeding system.

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

We’re proud to have a supportive and inclusive culture at Pāmu, and we encourage applications from people who share our values – even if you don’t tick every box.

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.

APPLY NOW

Applications close midnight Sunday 01 March 2026, we will be contacting applicants as they apply.

To find out more about this opportunity email Ruldolph Stoop, Farm Manager : [email protected].

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, 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.

Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.