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AMY ABRAHAM

Ashburton,CAN

Summary

My Husband and our two girls aged 5 & 7 are moving back to southland to be closer to our families Within the next 6 weeks but Could absolutely be sooner. I have been working since the age of 13. I have a strong work ethic, I am physically fit, I do not smoke or take drugs, I am open to drug testing at any time. I have excellent references both verbal and written available on request.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Calf Rearer

Delos Dairy’s
07.2022 - Current

Two seasons on this farm for calving only July - October

  • Teaching new calves to drink
  • Keeping a close eye on Calves that may become Ill
  • Treating Ill calves
  • Recording sick calves
  • Driving manual work trucks
  • Towing multiple cafeterias at one time
  • Checking calves are fit for travelling
  • Vaccinating Calves
  • Cleaning feeding equipment
  • Tube feeding calves
  • Keeping Muslie and hay fill
  • lifting multiple 25kg bags a day

Factory Operator

Canterbury Dried Foods
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Kept detailed production records and identified hold-ups.
  • Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
  • Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for customer needs.
  • Replenished materials and supplies as needed to maintain production.
  • occasionally filled in in other departments when needed

Potatoe Harvester

Personnel Placements
04.2023 - 05.2023
  • Drove the team daily to our location and back to the office after the shift
  • Graded potatoes as they came in on the belt
  • removed foreign objects off the belt
  • made sure each new team member knew what they were doing

Seasonal Asparagus Picker

J & H Cunliffe
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Picking correct size Asparagus
  • Sorting fruit into correct height sizes
  • Packing into a bunch for sale
  • packing crates of 48 for the Market
  • Using a pallet jack to transport pallets of Asparagus into the cooler
  • plant seedlings from the back of a tractor implement

Dry Cleaner

Wrights Dry Cleaning
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Unloading rest homes washing from trolleys
  • Clipping dirty washing onto clips to go into washing machine
  • Unclipping washing once dried and folding it
  • Sorting washing into dorms to be returned back to the owner

Seasonal Fruit Picker Courgettes

J & H Cunliffe
01.2022 - 04.2023

Two courgette seasons worked Jan-Apr 2022 and 2023

  • Picking correct size fruit
  • Sorting fruit onto correct weight sizes
  • Packing fruit into 15-20kg crates
  • Using a pallet jack to transport pallets of fruit into the cooler

Nightfill

The Warehouse Ashburton
04.2021 - 02.2022
  • Filling shelves with stock from cages or pallets
  • Making displays
  • Recovering the store and returning every item left in the wrong place back to its right location
  • Customer service

Rouging

Personnel Placements
11.2021 - 12.2021
  • walking crop paddocks and removing weeds

Lead Calf Rearer / Relief Milker

Lindale Farming Company Ltd
01.2020 - 11.2021
  • Milking cows
  • Micromanaging at least one other calf rearer
  • Keeping a close eye on Calves that may become Ill
  • Treating Ill calves
  • Record keeping
  • Driving manual work trucks
  • Towing multiple cafeterias at one time
  • Checking calves are fit for travelling
  • Vaccinating Calves
  • Cleaning feeding equipment
  • Tube feeding calves
  • Feeding calves pellets and muesli
  • lifting multiple 25kg bags a day

Lead Calf Rearer

Craigellachie Dairy Farms Ltd
07.2018 - 12.2019

Two Seasons worked on this farm during calving season only

  • Micromanaged 3 staff under me each season
  • Organised the days plan
  • Training new staff to feed calves
  • Keeping a close eye on Calves that may become Ill
  • Treating Ill calves
  • Towing a calfateria
  • Checking calves are fit for travelling
  • Vaccinating Calves
  • Cleaning feeding equipment
  • Feeding calves pellets and muesli
  • lifting and putting out 25kg bags

Relief Milker/Calf Rearer

C & R Van Der Berg
07.2015 - 05.2017
  • Getting Cows in
  • Milking Cows
  • Feeding Calves
  • Teaching new calves to feed
  • Treating sick calves
  • Plant washes
  • Diagnosing & treating Mastitis
  • Herd Testing
  • Record Keeping
  • Dry cowing & Teat sealing
  • Feeding Queen of Calves / Calf 2000 pallets

Farm Assistant

D & R Balchin
07.2013 - 05.2015
  • Getting Cows in
  • Daily Milking Cows
  • Occasional Calf feeding
  • Break fencing / crop
  • Permanent Waratah fencing
  • Plant washes
  • Diagnosing & Treating Mastitis
  • Drenching & vaccinating cows & calfs
  • Herd Testing
  • Dry cowing / Teat sealing
  • Tree planting
  • Heat Detection
  • Moving pod irrigation
  • Spaying Weeds


Qualifications received during this time -

  • Grade Free Certificate of Excellence 2013/2014 -
  • National Certificate On Farm Milk Quality (Milk Harvester)
  • Certificate of Achievement for Low Somatic Cell Count (2014/2015)
  • Grade Free Certificate in Excellent (2014/2015
  • National Certificate in Dairy, Animal Health and Husbandry (June 2014)
  • National Certificate in Agriculture - Cattle Breeding

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

W & J Du Plessis
07.2012 - 01.2013
  • Getting Cows in
  • Milking Cows
  • Feeding Calves
  • Teaching new calves to feed
  • Diagnosing sick calves
  • Treating sick calves

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

C & R van der Berg
07.2012 - 05.2013
  • Getting cows in
  • Milking cows
  • Fedding calves daily
  • Teaching calves to drink from a feeder
  • Diagnosing sick calves

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

M & T Smith
08.2011 - 05.2012
  • Getting Cows in
  • Milking Cows
  • Feeding Calves
  • Teaching new calves to drink on a feeder
  • Treating sick calves
  • Spaying Weeds

Shop Assistant

Winton Night And Day
02.2008 - 08.2011
  • Customer Service
  • Stock filling
  • Working with the Till
  • Cooking with the Deep Fryer
  • Stocktake

General Store

Winton New World Checkout
04.2007 - 01.2008
  • Checkout
  • Customer Service
  • Stockfilling
  • Stocktake

Education

NCEA Level 1 ,2 & 3 -

Central Southland College

Skills

  • Organised
  • Customer Service
  • Great Communication
  • Fabulous time management
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork

Timeline

Factory Operator

Canterbury Dried Foods
05.2023 - 07.2023

Potatoe Harvester

Personnel Placements
04.2023 - 05.2023

Seasonal Asparagus Picker

J & H Cunliffe
10.2022 - 12.2022

Calf Rearer

Delos Dairy’s
07.2022 - Current

Dry Cleaner

Wrights Dry Cleaning
05.2022 - 07.2022

Seasonal Fruit Picker Courgettes

J & H Cunliffe
01.2022 - 04.2023

Rouging

Personnel Placements
11.2021 - 12.2021

Nightfill

The Warehouse Ashburton
04.2021 - 02.2022

Lead Calf Rearer / Relief Milker

Lindale Farming Company Ltd
01.2020 - 11.2021

Lead Calf Rearer

Craigellachie Dairy Farms Ltd
07.2018 - 12.2019

Relief Milker/Calf Rearer

C & R Van Der Berg
07.2015 - 05.2017

Farm Assistant

D & R Balchin
07.2013 - 05.2015

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

C & R van der Berg
07.2012 - 05.2013

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

W & J Du Plessis
07.2012 - 01.2013

Relief Milker /Calf Rearer

M & T Smith
08.2011 - 05.2012

Shop Assistant

Winton Night And Day
02.2008 - 08.2011

General Store

Winton New World Checkout
04.2007 - 01.2008

NCEA Level 1 ,2 & 3 -

Central Southland College
AMY ABRAHAM