Dairy Farm Assistant - Achilles Dairy

• Competitive salary + Health and life insurance

• Accommodation options available

• Halter technology on farm

Join a supportive team on a progressive dairy farm near Taupō, with great benefits, and real opportunities to grow your farming career.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join the high performing team at Achilles Dairy as a Dairy Farm Assistant, you’ll assist with a range of farm tasks, from milking, calving, and feeding stock, to effluent management, spraying, and fencing.

Alongside a supportive Farm Manager, You’ll play an important part in the day-to-day operations and work closely with your team to help meet production and animal welfare goals.

You’ll receive full training and support, and we’ll encourage you to take the initiative, develop your skills, and support newer team members along the way. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with a great work ethic and a passion for farming.

Enjoy being part of a culture that values safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement.

THE FARM

Achilles Dairy Unit is part of the Pāmu Pastoral Complex, just 15 minutes from Taupō. Set on an 840 effective ha block, the farm milks 2,150 cows through a 60-bail rotary shed.

You’ll also get to work with Halter technology on farm, helping make day-to-day stock management more efficient. With Taupō close by, you can enjoy the best of the central North Island lifestyle, from the lake and mountain biking trails to cafés, shops, schools, and plenty of outdoor recreation.

ABOUT YOU

You’ll bring a willingness to learn, get stuck in, and contribute to the team’s success. 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 both independently and as part of a team

• A proactive attitude with initiative and commitment to animal welfare and health & safety

• The ability to coach and support junior or new staff where required

• A current NZ restricted or full driver’s licence

We’re proud to have a supportive and inclusive culture at Pāmu. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. 

BENEFITS

We care about your wellbeing - that’s why we offer health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching as part of a competitive salary package. You’ll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, along with ongoing training and development to help you thrive.

This opportunity comes with a range of accommodation options.

APPLY NOW
 

Applications close Sunday 28 June 2026.  We will be interviewing applicants as they apply.

To find out more about this opportunity, get in touch with Dain Barnes on [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.