Casual Farm Hand - Immediate Start

Aurora Dairies are currently seeking a casual Farm Hand for an immediate start for a period of 4 weeks, for a dairy farm located in Dairy Plains, which is 10 minutes away from Deloraine or 1 hour from Launceston.

The farm is 300 hectares, currently milking 1,250 cows, through a 50-bail rotary shed.

This farm is 100% Spring calving beginning in mid- August. The herd is medium frame cross breed cows with a strong focus on animal health and pasture management.

This role will include tasks the areas of:

• Driving and upholding Animal Health and Safe Operating Procedures.
• All aspects of milking.
• Animal husbandry.
• Pasture management.
• Machinery operation.
• Repairs and maintenance.

The desired skills and experience for this opportunity are:

• Past dairy industry experience is desirable for this position, but we may consider inexperienced applicants with the right attitude.
• Committed to ensuring a safe workplace.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Good work ethic and positive attitude.
• Team player.

What makes Aurora Dairies unique?

• A true safety focus across the entire company. Safety first, what’s the rush. Aurora Dairies was the WorkSafe Victoria 2021 winner of the Commitment to Workplace Health and Safety on a Farm Award.
• A strong focus on fatigue management and work hours. We pride ourselves on work-life balance.
• Opportunities to grow your career both on the farm or with broader horizons through professional development and other training opportunities. Learning and development of our people is a strong focus at all levels of the organisation.
• An organisation that has made commitments to sustainability and is putting that into action.
• Being part of an organisation of which integrity, trust and collaboration are their core values.

If you are passionate about dairy farming, water management and sustainable agriculture and are looking for your next opportunity with a progressive and growing dairy business, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

For further information, please contact us at [email protected].

Please use the apply button as email applications will not be accepted.

Please note, we may only make contact with you if your profile is suitable to the requirements of this position. Applicants without Australian working rights cannot be considered for this role, including those on working holiday visas and employer sponsored visas.