Dairy Farm Assistant - Pinta Farm

Halter technology on farm

Competitive salary + accommodation

Health and life insurance

Pinta Dairy is Pāmu’s largest dairy operation, milking around 2,200 cows across 877 hectares

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join the team at Pāmu’s Pinta Dairy 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.

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

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

Are comfortable working with animals

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

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

Pinta Dairy Unit is Pāmu’s largest dairy operation, milking around 2,100 cows across 877 hectares. The farm is supported by an upgraded 80-bail rotary dairy shed and makes use of Halter technology to enable modern, efficient farm management.

Located just outside Taupō, Pinta offers the rare combination of a large, progressive farming operation and an exceptional lifestyle - with hunting, fishing, cycling and the outdoors right on your doorstep.

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 includes a two bedroom home.

APPLY NOW

Applications close midnight on 04 October 2026 , we will be contacting applicants as they apply, so please don’t wait.

For more details about the role, please contact Shane Cooper- Farm Manager: coopers@landcorp.co.nz

Here is a link to the position description: https://pamuexternaldocs.pamu.co.nz/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.