Welcome to Canstaff

AGRICULTURE

Farming is an industry, unlike any other. It contributes to over 4.83% of New Zealand’s GDP and supports over 80,890 jobs.

To offer recruitment skills in this field requires a thorough understanding of the industry.

Our consultants have first hand knowledge and experience in the agriculture sector so whether you’re looking for skilled management personnel, sharefarmers or seasonal staff, Canstaff is able to help.

Supported by an extensive industry specific database of candidates, we offer agricultural and horticultural industries a comprehensive service aimed at finding ways to reduce your time input and maximise people performance.

We are able to source candidates for all disciplines and at all levels for the following industries:

Livestock farming – including sheep, beef, deer, goats and pigs
Dairy farming
Apiculture
Orcharding
Wineries

Seasonal Work
The agriculture and horticulture sectors have many jobs available ideally suited for the seasonal worker or backpacker. Seasonal work often requires no previous experience and you will be provided with on-the-job training. The majority of seasonal work on orchards is paid per bin picked or tree pruned, meaning fast efficient workers make more money. Packing and sorting work is paid on an hourly rate.

Agriculture
Jobs can include seasonal and permanent work in roles including:

farm or herd management
farm hand
relief milking (seasonal)
sheep shearing and shearing shed hand (seasonal).

The work hours can also be seasonal. Work in dairy farming typically involves working 50 to 58 hours a week, though this varies throughout the year.

Horticulture
Thousands of extra workers are needed during the harvest season to pick and package fruit, flowers and vegetables, and there is often a shortage of workers during harvest times.

These opportunities include:

fruit tree pruning and thinning
fruit and vegetable picking/harvesting
tractor, truck or forklift operating at harvest time
packing and sorting fruit and vegetables
planting vegetables.