- Travel around our Canterbury farms – Drive in role
- Competitive salary, health and life insurance
- Work life balance with mainly work from Monday to Friday
Are you a motivated Machinery Operator, with some farming experience - keen to support our on-farm operations
The Opportunity
Our Maronan Dairy complex is looking for a machinery operator, who is responsible for operating and maintaining farm machinery as well as carrying out stock work and general farming operations when required.
This role has a lot of variety, your day could consist of anything from:
- Driving a tractor: Feeding out silage, topping or mowing roadsides
- Handyman work: General maintenance of plant and infrastructure, including pivots and other plant and equipment, repairing fences etc…
- Stock work: Moving fences, checking stock on the run-off block and providing cover where needed
This is the ideal role for if you are looking to take on more responsibility. You would be travelling to farms and would regularly connect with our farm teams and contractors, you would also have a high level of autonomy, so you would need to be comfortable working independently and be self-driven.
About You
Ideally, you will have proven skills in the operation, maintenance, and repair of farm machinery, you will have experience driving tractors and towing equipment.
You are a positive, self-motivated person who is keen to further develop, work and grow along with the rest of the team.
You will also have:
- A commitment to health and safety
- Self-motivation and initiative
- Current full NZ drivers’ license
Benefits
We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package including health and life insurance, as well as ongoing training and personal development to help you reach your personal and career goals.
Pāmu has a strong commitment to health and safety and all our employees are expected to operate with the highest level of attention to health and safety in all aspects. We provide all your PPE and also regularly maintain our farm vehicles to ensure that you're working in a safe environment.
Apply Now
Applications close Sunday 22 September 2024, we will be contacting candidates as they apply, so please don’t wait.
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.
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.