Technical Field Officer - Oamaru
Spend your day on the road, visiting farms and recommending the best solutions for our shareholders
- Competitive salary + company vehicle
- Join an amazing team with a great culture
- Wide range of career and personal development opportunities
Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity
Based in Oamaru, your key focus will be consulting on farms, using your industry knowledge to recommend products and services which will best meet our shareholders' needs. There will be a strong focus on account management - you will be the face of Farmlands, building and maintaining relationships with shareholders from many backgrounds.
Mōhou ake | About you
- With a background in dairy farming, you will understand dairy farmers' needs and be able to provide solutions to their problems.
- Great sheep and beef knowledge.
- Familiar with the local farming community.
- Sound agronomy, nutrition and animal health knowledge.
- Able to talk to anyone and confident giving technical advice.
- Motivation to succeed.
Mō ngā painga | About the benefits
You'll be rewarded with:
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Sick leave from Day 1.
- Paid birthday leave.
- Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse.
- Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores.
- Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners.
- Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave.
Mō matou | About us
At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our purpose is to enable improved profitability and productivity for NZ farmers and growers, and our vision is to be the 'go-to' for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out.
As New Zealand's largest farming co-operative, we have an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In addition to our strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network with operations in feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, to name a few.
Joining our team gives you the chance to contribute to a Kiwi-owned brand. We offer autonomy in a collaborative fast-paced environment where we truly value ‘Minds Open’, ‘Be-ing You’, and ‘See-ing it Through’.
Te Tono | How to apply
Apply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Please note that the successful candidate will have to go through pre-employment checks before starting with us at Farmlands. These will include two references from your two most recent managers, a Ministry of Justice Check, proof of your right to work in New Zealand, a driver’s licence check and an ACC background check. For certain roles a drug and alcohol test, credit check and AML check may be required.
- Team
- Sales
- Role
- Technical Field Officer
- Locations
- Oamaru
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job Type
- Permanent - full-time
- Position Description
- https://JobDesc.azureedge.net/ttjds/PD Technical Field Officer- Feb 2023.pdf
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Ben Buckingham, TFO
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Nick Aitken, TFO
Nicky McFazien, TFO
Hamish Walker, TFO
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Technical Field Officer - Oamaru
Spend your day on the road, visiting farms and recommending the best solutions for our shareholders
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