Machinery Operator - Haycocks Station

• Great Salary + Health and Life insurance

• Iconic property – 6500ha – 40,000 S/U

• Sheep, Beef & Deer

Haycocks Station is a large Pāmu farm stretching 37km along the Mavora Valley.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Step into a dynamic role as a Machinery Operator at Haycocks Station where your hands-on skills will help drive the success of our farm operations.

 You’ll be responsible for a fleet of four john deere tractors and associated machinery, coordinating their ongoing maintenance.

Your day could include anything from feeding out, gravelling and grading roads, heavy rolling, mowing, carting fencing gear, keeping fertiliser and seed levels up, general farm maintenance and assisting with other farm duties when required. 

As part of our close-knit team (currently seven), you’ll help maintain the property and assets, ensuring everything runs smoothly and securely.

You’ll be trusted to work independently, flexibly adapting to changing priorities and a variety of tasks, while always keeping safety, animal welfare, and environmental compliance front of mind.

Good quality accommodation is available with the role.

ABOUT US

Pāmu Landcorp Farming Limited is a State-Owned Enterprise with over 110 farms across New Zealand. Our purpose is to lead the delivery of innovative and sustainable agriculture solutions for future generations.

ABOUT HAYCOCKS STATION

Haycocks Station is a large Pāmu farm stretching for 37km along the Mavora Valley, its operational strength lies in the balance between highly productive, flat river terraces along the valley floor and vast tracts of improved tussock hill country.

Haycocks is situated about 30 minutes from Te Anau and within two hours of Invercargill and Queenstown. It offers space, variety, and a strong connection to the land, with access to nearby towns and outdoor lifestyle options.

The 6,242 effective hectare property runs around 39,000 stock units, including 11,000 Romney ewes, 3,000 hoggets, 1,900 Angus breeding cows and heifers, and 5,500 red deer hinds. Haycocks plays an important role in providing quality livestock to Pamu’s finishing farms, where all progeny excluding replacements are sent at weaning.

ABOUT YOU

Ready to make a real impact in a hands-on role where every day brings new challenges? If you’re passionate about machinery and farm operations, you’ll thrive here.

You’ll bring:

• Experience with farm tractors and machinery

• Able to work independently and adapt to changing tasks

• Proactive about health, safety, animal welfare, and the environment

• Strong communicator with managers, staff, contractors, and suppliers

• Accurate with record-keeping and reporting – and enjoy using and learning new systems

• Willing to help train and induct new staff

• A valid NZ driver’s licence

BENEFITS

You’ll have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and long-term success. This includes health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, up to 4% KiwiSaver matching, an additional day of leave over Christmas, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

APPLY NOW

Applications close midnight Sunday 28 June 2026, and we will be interviewing candidates as we go, so please don’t hesitate to apply.

If you’ve got any questions, please contact Paul Smith on (027) 497-2479 or [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.