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Calf Rearer (Dairy Farm) – Experienced

How2Apply Talent Network

Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Agriculture & Forestry

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Job Description

If you like working with animals, a sheep farm near Prospecton has steady, long-term work. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Prospecton (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What your day looks like

Milk cows in the parlour following the milking routine
Clean pens, houses and milking equipment
Collect eggs or check broiler house temperatures
Move animals between camps or pens calmly
Check animals for illness or injury and report to the manager

What you need

Able to live on the farm or close by
Gentle and patient with animals
South African ID or a legal work permit
Willing to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays on rotation
Follows hygiene and biosecurity rules
Reliable, since animals depend on you

What you get

Milk or meat rations
Farm housing on site
Training in animal health
Production bonus on milk yield or growth targets

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: certified identity document, references from previous farms plus any animal health course certificates.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Prospecton.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Stress reliability. Explain that you understand milking or feeding cannot be skipped.
For foreman roles, mention how many workers you supervised and what you were in charge of.