CALF REARER - Bounty Dairy Unit

About the role

Join our team on Bounty 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 to the end of November 2026. We have part-time and full-time roles available, and we can guarantee at least 20 of hours each week. THE FARM Bounty Dairy Unit is a 629-hectare property that winters 1,700 cows and milks 1,600 through a 60-bail rotary at peak. Located just ten minutes from Taupō, the farm offers the best of both worlds - close to town yet surrounded by lifestyle opportunities, including water sports, mountain biking, hunting, and fishing. The area also has a range of local schooling options, making it an ideal location for those looking to balance a rewarding farming career with family life and outdoor recreation. ABOUT YOU With a mix of roles available, we need some experience, and this is an opportunity for someone with 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. About 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 28 June 2026. We will be interviewing applicants as they apply. For more details about this opportunity, please contact Bevan Samuel - Farm Manager on samuelb@landcorp.co.nz. 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.