John Austin Ltd is a family owned and operated business in the heart of the Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand. The Company was started by John Austin in 1980 when he was just 21 years old and was officially registered in 1981. Since then, the business has become the only test site in the southern Hemisphere for John Deere Forage Harvesters, and Kemper Headers. Johns’ eldest son is now buying into the business, and one of the Contracting Managers, and his youngest daughter is also full time in the company, looking after overseas employment, health and safety and marketing. We have won contractor of the year several times and are one of the largest scale contractors in the country. We specialise in growing maize, and typically grow and harvest around 4000 Plus Hectares of Maize every year. During our Seasons, we employ around 25-30 overseas staff to join our full time New Zealand Crew of around 40 staff. We do all our own contracting work from Planting and Spraying to Chopping and Combining. We also have our own earth work division. We have 2 Combines, and 4/5 Forage Harvesters, and usually 1 or 2 Test Foragers. Our fleet of Tractors is sitting at around 39 and we have a fleet of 15 Trucks.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age. Be eligible for a working visa or working holiday visa in NZ. Hold a full, clean, drivers licence. Be responsible, have good work ethic and happy to work long hours during busy periods.

Have enough money saved to purchase a vehicle in NZ upon arrival. Most can find a good car for $1000 - $2000 NZD.

To confirm a job, visas must be approved and flights booked.

For more information, please see downloads. Please apply in mid May/early June. To apply, please email your CV and at least x2 References to info@johnaustinltd.co.nz (at least one reference must be a present or previous employer)