Farm Manager | Ngāi Tahu Farming

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Christchurch

Description

Permanent Full-Time | Balmoral SH7, North Canterbury

Kia hiwa rā!

With our current Farm Manager progressing in his career to take up an exciting new opportunity, we are now seeking an experienced Farm Manager to lead our Balmoral SH7 farming operation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our farming leadership team and lead the performance, people, and operations of a significant farming business. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will provide strong leadership to the farm team and be accountable for achieving production, financial, environmental, people, health and safety, and animal welfare outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Day-to-day, you'll provide visible leadership across the farm, bringing together people, livestock, grazing systems, resources and priorities to deliver safe, efficient, profitable and sustainable outcomes.

• Own and deliver overall farm performance across production, financial and operational targets, proactively managing risks and opportunities.
• Implement and continuously improve farm systems and plans, adapting them for seasonal conditions, available resources and operational challenges.
• Coordinate farm activities across livestock, grazing, infrastructure and the team to ensure work is planned, communicated and delivered effectively.
• Manage farm resources and budgets, including feed, livestock, labour and infrastructure, with a strong focus on profitability and cost control.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team, building accountability, capability, engagement and effective coverage across key roles.
• Oversee farm maintenance, tractor operations, weed and pest control, and infrastructure development programmes.
• Champion health and safety, environmental responsibility, animal welfare, cultural confidence and Ngāi Tahu values in all aspects of the operation.

He kōrero mōu - About you:

• A minimum of 6 years farming experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership or management role
• Proven experience in farm business planning, budgeting, financial management and delivering production and financial targets
• Strong capability in livestock management, pasture assessment, feed budgeting and allocation, with proficiency in Farmax and parasite management
• Experience leading health and safety and building a safe, accountable and high-performing team culture
• A full New Zealand Driver Licence and current First Aid Certificate
• Ideally, experience in large-scale dairy support, grazing, finishing or mixed farming, and a tertiary agriculture qualification or equivalent
• An understanding of, or eagerness to learn, Ngāi Tahu values, tikanga and te reo Māori, with openness to working in a bicultural environment

Mō mātou - About us:

Te Rūnanga Group is comprised of the Office of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and our commercial arm Ngāi Tahu Holdings, which includes tourism, seafood, forestry, farming, property, and investment businesses. We are a reputable, thriving organisation striving towards enriching the lives of current and future generations. Guided by this vision, Ngāi Tahu whānau are at the heart of everything we do: “mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri, ā muri ake nei (for us and our children after us)”.

He aha ai koe ka mahi ai ki a mātou? - Why work with us?

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your farming career and join a progressive farming business committed to excellence, sustainability and future-focused farming.

You'll have the opportunity to be part of a newly established leadership structure designed to support capability development, succession planning and career progression within Ngāi Tahu Farming.

Apply now and help us shape a better future - mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei.