CALF REARER - Somervilles Dairy Unit

• Fixed-term - July 2026 to mid-January 2027
• Full-time (40 hours a week)
• Drive in/Drive out – great location – just outside of Reefton

No experience required – support and training provided

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join our team on Somervilles Dairy and play a key role in rearing our next generation dairy cattle.

You’ll be responsible for caring for young calves, feeding, weighing, drafting, drenching, and monitoring their health and welfare.  You may also assist with milking and general farm duties when required.

This is a drive in/drive out role, so reliable transport is required.  This is a fixed term position from July 2026 to mid-January 2027.   You are guaranteed 40 hours a week, there can be additional hours in busy weeks.

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

No prior experience required, training is provided.  If you’re someone who takes pride in doing the job right and has a real care for animals, loves working outdoors, then we want to hear from you.

• You have an exceptional attitude to health and safety and animal welfare
• You are physically fit and comfortable working outdoors
• You hold a restricted or full driver’s license

APPLY NOW

Applications close midnight Sunday 24 September 2026.  We will be interviewing applicants as they apply.

To find out more about this opportunity, please email Business Manager- Jack Raharuhi: [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.