Shepherd General - Hindon Farm

• Competitive salary
• Health and life insurance
• Three-bedroom home
  
  

Grow your career in farming with this small, supportive team

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced shepherd or someone with some experience working outdoors looking to start your career in farming? Either way, we have some scope, so this is an opportunity to join our energetic, innovative, small team at Hindon Farm.

If you’re passionate about farming and eager to take on a varied and rewarding role, we want to hear from you.

As a shepherd, you’ll work closely with the farm manager, who will support your growth and development.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Livestock management and stock work
• Some tractor work – training provided
• Winter feeding
• General farm maintenance and fencing
  
  

This sheep and beef farm offers opportunities for good dog work, with diverse hill country terrain. you’ll thrive on variety and enjoy rolling up your sleeves to tackle all aspects of farm life.

The Farm

Hindon Farm is located 40 minutes from Dunedin and currently lambs 4800 ewes and finishes approximately 8000 lambs and 450 steers over 950 ha.

About You

You’re passionate about farming, love working with livestock, and want to be part of a small team that works hard and gets results. You’re practical and always looking for ways to do the job better.

You Will

• Enjoy working with animals and take their welfare seriously
• Ideally have 1-2 working dogs – with room to expand
• Be organised, reliable, and self-motivated in your daily tasks
• Communicate clearly and work well as part of a team
• Be comfortable keeping accurate records and using farm technology (or keen to learn)
• Take a proactive approach to health, safety, and looking after farm assets
• Have a valid restricted or full driver licence
  
  

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package, including health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching. You'll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, plus ongoing training and development.

A three-bedroom home is provided.

Apply Now

Applications close Sunday 22 June 2025 , and we will be interviewing candidates as we go.

If you’ve got any questions, please email Blair Williams Farm Manager: [email protected].

To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.

Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.

Our values are core to who we are at Pāmu and the way that we all work together. We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder. To read more, click on this link to see them on our website. To see what it's like to work in our Dairy team, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu, or to learn about what our Livestock team is all about, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu.

Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.