Dairy farm manager, Kaiwhakahaere pāmu kau
Dairy farm managers supervise staff and oversee dairy farming operations like milking and feeding cows and monitoring animal health.
1:30 mins
Your pay could be
$90K
Lower
$115K to $130K
Most common
$150K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Dairy farm managers
- usually work irregular and long hours, including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- usually work on farms and may travel locally
- may work in all weather conditions
- may do physically demanding work
- need to be safety conscious, communicate well and lead others
Tasks
- Compile operational data.
- Maintain operational records.
- Manage agricultural or forestry operations.
- Analyse financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
- Determine resource needs.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Develop agricultural methods.
- Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.
- Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
- Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
You need experience to become a dairy farm manager and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- experience in similar work
You may need
- a Bachelor of Agribusiness or a Bachelor of Agricultural science or similar
- to be a member of Federated Farmers of New Zealand
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job.
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