Seasonal Herd Test Technician

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Seasonal herd testing technician delivering equipment and collecting samples for LIC, a farmer-owned New Zealand dairy genetics and testing co-operative. Outdoor Hawera role supporting dairy farmers during a nine-month peak season.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver and install Herd Testing equipment in dairy sheds throughout the Hawera region using LIC vehicles
  • Return the following day to collect completed samples and equipment
  • Handle heavy equipment and manage a fast-paced seasonal workload
  • Cover the seasonal peak for around 9 months
  • Work outdoors in a farming environment with flexible working hours and locations within the Hawera region

Requirements:

  • Ideally know your way around a milking shed
  • Reasonable level of fitness and physical strength
  • Clean full Class 1 driver's licence
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated, professional, and reliable
  • Exceptional time management abilities
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Flexibility with working hours and locations within the Hawera region
  • Tech-savvy with a 'can-do' attitude

Benefits:

  • Extra leave days
  • A competitive hourly rate
  • The possibility of returning each season
  • A supportive and fun work environment
  • LIC vehicles for delivering and collecting Herd Testing equipment