Dairy Farm Assistant - Maronan Farm

- Supportive team environment

- Competitive salary + accommodation

- Health and life insurance

Learn, grow and thrive in a progressive dairy operation.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join the team at Pāmu’s Maronan Farm as a Dairy Farm Assistant.  This is a hands-on dairy role where you’ll be part of the day-to-day running of the farm.

Enjoy a structured roster that gives you regular time off, working 6 days on and 3 days off from mid-January to mid-July, then 6 days on and 2 days off for the rest of the year.

You’ll work with a supportive team and farm manager, and build your skills across milking, calving, feeding, fencing, moving stock, animal health and caring for the environment.

No two days are quite the same. You’ll have the chance to learn from experienced people, grow your confidence, and keep developing your dairy farming career.

ABOUT YOU

You might already have dairy farming experience, or you may be ready to take the next step in your farming career.

What matters most is that you enjoy working with animals, like being outdoors, and are willing to learn. You’ll be part of a team that supports each other, works safely, and takes pride in caring for the animals, the farm and the environment.

You’ll do well in this role if you:

- Enjoy practical, hands-on work

- Have an interest in organic farming

- Are comfortable working with animals

- Can ask questions and speak up when you need help

- Like working as part of a team

- Are keen to keep learning and building your skills

- Have a current restricted or full New Zealand driver licence

Experience in a similar role is preferred – but not essential as we will provide training.

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.

THE PĀMU FARM

Just 15 minutes from Ashburton, Pāmu’s Maronan Farm is part of a progressive farming operation. Spanning 380 hectares and milking 1,020 cows, the farm boasts a 60-bail rotary shed and excellent facilities, providing a great environment to work and develop your skills.

BENEFITS

We offer a competitive salary package, with wellbeing and family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave, health and life insurance benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching. You'll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, plus ongoing training and development.

The role comes with accommodation.

APPLY NOW

Applications close midnight on 18 October 2026, we will be contacting applicants as they apply, so please don’t wait.

For more details about this opportunity, please contact Arty Shtilikha – Farm Manager at  [email protected] .

Here is a link to the position description:  2026.04_Dairy_Farm_Assistant.pdf

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.