61547 Farm Worker - Invermay - Permanent - Manaaki Whenua - Careers at Science New Zealand
Core
Support on-farm science trials involving sheep, deer, and cattle through general farm duties, livestock management, and intensive lambing.
Role type
Farm Worker (Research Support)
Builds
Operational farm activities and research trial implementations
Domain
Agriculture / Livestock Research
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Livestock management, Intensive lambing, Animal health, Stock handling, Recording, Field servicing, Farm maintenance, TruTest operation
Preferred skills
Experience with TruTest, Experience with fully recorded lambing beats
Technologies
TruTest
Responsibilities
Assist with livestock management and farm maintenance, Conduct intensive lambing and record events, Support science teams with field servicing of experiments, Maintain field resources to functional standards