Machinery Operator - Cape Foulwind Machinery
Pamu - Landcorp
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THE OPPORTUNITY
Step into a dynamic role as a Machinery Operator at Cape Foulwind Machinery, where your hands-on skills will help drive the success of our farm operations. You’ll operate a wide range of machinery - including tractors, trucks, bikes, ATVs, cultivation, spraying, and harvesting equipment.
As part of our close-knit team, you’ll help maintain the property and assets, ensuring everything runs smoothly and securely. Daily you’ll be on farms, your days will be diverse, working across several Pāmu farms in the region. You will support the farms in growing and harvesting productive pasture through activities such as fertilizer spreading, mowing, and re-grassing.
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.
This is a drive in drive out role with no accommodation available.
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 CAPEFOULWIND MACHINERYM
Cape Foulwind Machinery is a complex that supports five large Pāmu farms across the Cape Foulwind region, the focus for this complex is to support the farms to grow and harvest productive pasture.
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 machinery (tractors, trucks, bikes, ATVs, excavators, etc.)
- 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 07 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 Phillip Hurst – Machinery Manager: hurstp@landcorp.co.nz.
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.
Application details
Apply online for this role or contact Recruitment Team for more information.
Pamu - Landcorp
Pāmu is a recognised leader not only in New Zealand’s agricultural sector, but around the world where our farming practices are studied and emulated. Pāmu stands for best practice in sustainable and safe farming, and for the unique provenance of New Zealand foods, nutrition products and fibre on global markets.
Our Story
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited. We chose the Māori word ‘Pāmu’ not just for its literal meaning ‘to farm’ but also to reflect the Māori concept of guardianship of the environment (kaitiakitanga).
Landcorp Farming Limited is a State-Owned Enterprise with a nationwide portfolio of farms that produce milk, beef, lamb, wool, venison, wood and more. Pāmu strives to be a leader in New Zealand agriculture, carefully creating natural products of high quality.
Our Values
Grounded: We are proud guardians of our land and our animals, and we are grounded in our connections with these; our proactive protection of the environment ensures a prosperous future for now and for generations to come.
Genuine: We are genuine, always keeping it real, considering our neighbours and our impact; we are easy to engage with and we always deliver what we commit to.
Bold: We are bold in our vision, not afraid of the new; always growing and improving for a sustainable future in farming.
Shoulder-to-shoulder: We work together, shoulder-to-shoulder, united as a team to ensure each other’s safety and wellbeing; we bring out the best in each other and the communities we work in.
