2012-13 GUIDELINES FOR WORK VISA APPLICATIONS IN THE NZ DAIRY INDUSTRY

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Dairy Farm
Worker (DFW)
Both North and South
Island:
$37-38,000 base salary
pa + benefits
Benefits e!ate to
appro" $#-$,000 (or
abo%e)
&o!rly rate $#'-#(
Do not re!ire formal
!alifi)ations, b!t *o
re!ire skills
*e%elope* on t+e ,ob
an*-or re)o.nisable
an* )re*ible trainin./
0n*er t+e
1ssential 2kills
3ork poli)y, a
456 m!st be
)on*!)te* 3it+
Work 7 8n)ome
9:/
- 2i;e of t+e farm/ For e"ample, a farm t+at
+as less t+an (00 )o3s may not re!ire a
Dairy <ssistant &er* 5ana.er/
- 9!mber of employees an* t+e )apa)ity 3it+
3+i)+ t+ey are employe*/ For e"ample, a
farm t+at alrea*y employs one Dairy
<ssistant &er* 5ana.er may not re!ire
anot+er/
- 1mployers are stron.ly a*%ise* for DFW
roles to seek Work 7 8n)ome 9: s!pport !p
front, before an appli)ation is lo*.e*/
- W+ere t+e employer is seekin. a DFW, +as
not s!pplie* any e%i*en)e of Work 7 8n)ome
9: s!pport, an* t+e 456 notes no s+orta.e of
9:ers a%ailable for t+e role, t+e follo3in.
fa)tors may be taken into )onsi*eration:
<mo!nt of a*%ertisin. pro%i*e* by t+e
employer
<ppropriateness of t+e skills an*
e"perien)e re!ire*
=erio* of a*%ertisin. t+e position
4o)ation of a*%ertisin.
>e.ion of employment
?t+er 4abo!r 5arket 6+e)ks re)ently
)on*!)te* 3it+in t+e re.ion
Dairy <ssistant
&er* 5ana.er
North Island:
$@3-@@,000 base salary
pa + benefits
Benefits e!ate to
appro" $$-3,000 (or
abo%e)
&o!rly rate $#8-#A
ISSL requirements:
9ational 6ertifi)ate in
<.ri)!lt!re 4e%el $
OR t3o or more
years 3ork
e"perien)e relati%e to
t+ose )riteria liste* in
t+e ,ob *es)ription/
8f t+e 8224
re!irements are
met, no 456 3ill
be re!ire*/
South Island:
$@@-@',000 base salary
pa + benefits
Benefits e!ate to
appro" $$-3,000 (or
abo%e)
&o!rly rate $#7-#8
- B+e salary an in*i%i*!al re)ei%es s+o!l* be
)ommens!rate 3it+ t+eir !alifi)ations an*
e"perien)e/
- Farmin. )ontra)ts nee* to be )lear
re.ar*in. o%ertime pay an* 3eekly
minim!m-ma"im!m +o!rs 3orke*/
Dairy &er*
5ana.er
North Island:
$@7-@8,000 base salary
(or abo%e) + benefits
Benefits e!ate to
appro" $@,000 or abo%e
&o!rly rate $#A-$0
South Island:
$@8-@A,000 base salary
(or abo%e) + benefits
Benefits e!ate to
appro" $3,000 or abo%e
&o!rly rate $#A-$0
8224 re!irements:
9ational 6ertifi)ate in
<.ri)!lt!re
4e%el $ or abo%e
AND minim!m of
t3o yearsC
rele%ant e"perien)e/
8f t+e 8224
re!irements are
met, no 456 3ill
be re!ire*/
I0PORTANT NOTE4 =lease note t+at t+e )ontent in t+is table is a .!i*e only/ B+is table simply pro%i*es some rele%ant information abo!t t+e
*airy in*!stry/ 1%ery appli)ation m!st be )onsi*ere* on its o3n merits an* assesse* a.ainst 8mmi.ration instr!)tions/
D 2alary *etails, rates an* )on*itions +a%e been base* on t+e information p!blis+e* in t+e $0#$ Fe*erate* Farmers of 9e3 :ealan* >em!neration >eport/ We +a%e !se* EmeanC
*etails as a basis for salary *ata, as oppose* to t+e Eme*ianC/
Positio D.s)#i-tio%%
Dairy Farm
Worker
patrollin., inspe)tin. an* reportin. on t+e )on*ition of li%esto)k
pro%i*in. li%esto)k 3it+ fee* an* 3ater
assistin. 3it+ maintainin. t+e +ealt+ an* 3elfare of li%esto)k
m!sterin. an* *ro%in. li%esto)k to milkin. an* s+earin. s+e*s an* bet3een pa**o)ks to ens!re s!ffi)ient fee*
is a%ailable
3as+in. an* )leanin. !**ers, an* atta)+in. milkin. ma)+ines to !**ers an* milkin. )o3s
may 3ork !ns!per%ise*
<ssistant &er*
5ana.er
sto)k mana.ement F e"perien)e in *e)i*in. 3+ere t+e )o3s 3ill .o (3+i)+ pa**o)k), sto)k +an*lin.
e"perien)e
fertiliser pro.ramme F pre%io!sly applie* fertiliser/
bree*in. mana.ement F i*entifyin. )o3s on +eat
some prior in%ol%ement 3it+ fee* allo)ation or n!trition mana.ement
animal +ealt+ mana.ement F i*entifyin. an* treatin. basi) animal +ealt+ problems e.: mastitis, milk fe%er,
lameness
*emonstrates .oo* )omm!ni)ation skills
e"perien)e 3orkin. in a team
e"perien)e in ma)+inery operation e.: tra)tors, implements, motorbikes, <BGCs/
Dairy &er*
5ana.er
bree*in. an* raisin. li%esto)k for t+e pro*!)tion of +oney, meat, milk, skins, e..s an* 3ool
monitorin. an* maintainin. t+e +ealt+ an* )on*ition of li%esto)k
pro%i*in. past!res an* fo**er to maintain appropriate n!tritional le%els
mo%in. li%esto)k to optimise fee*in. opport!nities
or.anisin. an* )on*!)tin. farmin. operations s!)+ as )at)+in., *ren)+in. an* milkin. li%esto)k, sterilisin.
ma)+ines, an* )olle)tin., .ra*in. an* pa)ka.in. pro*!)e
*ire)tin. an* o%erseein. .eneral farmin. a)ti%ities s!)+ as maintainin. pens, s+e*s an* )a.es, fertilisin.,
)ontrollin. pests an* 3ee*s, an* .ro3in. fo**er
maintainin. fen)es, e!ipment an* 3ater s!pply systems
or.anisin. t+e sale, p!r)+ase an* transportation of li%esto)k an* pro*!)e
maintainin. an* e%al!atin. re)or*s of farmin. a)ti%ities, monitorin. market a)ti%ity an* plannin. pro*!)tion
a))or*in.ly
mana.in. b!siness )apital in)l!*in. b!*.etin., ta"ation, *ebt an* loan mana.ement
may sele)t, train an* s!per%ise staff an* )ontra)tors
DD =osition *es)ription base* on information s!bmitte* pre%io!sly by t+e Fe*erate* Farmers of 9e3 :ealan* s!bmissions to 8mmi.ration 9: on t+e o))!pational s+orta.es re%ie3s,
an* <9:26?/