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Ty Thomas

Darfield, Canterbury

Summary

Assistant Herd manager with plenty of potential in an industry I am genuinely passionate about. I consider myself to be responsible, honest, self-motivated and can adapt easily. I work well independently and as a team with a friendly personality and interact well with all people. I try and push myself to be better than I was yesterday so being put under pressure and given more responsibility gives me an opportunity to grow and take pride in even the less desirable tasks. with the right team who is understanding as well as patient and taking pride in what they do, I believe I can finally reach my full potential.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work history

Assistant Herd Manager

greywacke Farming Ltd
Darfield, Canterbury
11.2022 - Current
  • 750 Cows 40 ASHB Recently converted 54 Bail Rotary
  • Kept paperwork and administrative records for reference purposes.
  • Repaired and maintained farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment.
  • Trained and supervised workers in animal care procedures, farm maintenance and health and safety precautions.
  • Checked thephysical condition of livestock to detect illness, injury or disease.
  • Trained staff to operate equipment and follow required procedures for consumer safety.
  • Operated irrigation systems to improve quality of water-sensitive crops.

Experienced Farm Assistant

greywacke Farming Ltd
Darfield, Canterbury
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • 1000 Cows 60 Bail Rotary
  • Controlled movements of livestock, herding animals to pastures for grazing.
  • Facilitated livestock reproduction through breeding, artificial insemination and assisting animal births.
  • Inspected livestock for injuries and signs of ill health to mitigate potential risks and provide medical intervention.
  • Moved livestock between different locations, prioritising animal wellbeing and safety.
  • Operated tractors, forklifts, [Type] and [Type] to transport animals and feed between farm locations with zero incident.

Farm Assistant

pateoroa farming ltd
Ranfurly, Otago
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • 800 Cows 40 ASHB
  • I gained an understanding on farm about my responsibilities as a farm assistant and learnt only basics about health safety, animal health/welfare, feeding, milking, shed hygiene, effluent, break fences and all other basic day to day tasks.
  • Cleaned farm buildings and equipment to maintain stable operations.
  • Milked cows following instructions from farmers.
  • Provided feedback to farmers regarding issues and problems encountered on farm.

Hammer Hand

Alpha Interiors​
Christchurch, Canterbury
02.2020 - 02.2021
  • I worked for Alpha Interiors as a hammer hand/skilled laborer
  • plastering
  • suspended ceilings
  • insulation
  • hanging gib

skiver tyre repair

Bridgestone Retread Factory
Christchurch, Canterbury
08.2018 - 01.2019
  • worked for Bridgestone as a skiver repairing punctured tires using air-powered skiving tools
  • Conducted thorough vehicle tracking and wheel alignment checks for optimized performance and safety.
  • Removed tires and components for thorough fault-finding, suggesting the best possible customer resolution.
  • Offered additional repair service to exhausts and brakes, carrying out necessary work with precision and speed.
  • Measured and adjusted tires to follow specifications.
  • Evaluated tread depth and pressure to conduct tire diagnostics.

Volunteer

Limited Service Volunteer​ (lsv) course
Burnham, Canterbury
06.2018 - 07.2018
  • (lsv) course Conducted by the New Zealand defense force at
  • Burnham military camp
  • Six-week duration learning key values such as self-discipline, cooperation, confidence, and respect
  • Attended 2018
  • Created individualised learning strategies to help cadets achieve personal development goals.
  • Provided personalised direction and career management advice to cadets to enhance future development opportunities.

store person

Foodstuffs South Island Ltd
10.2016 - 04.2017
  • worked at Foodstuffs South Island Ltd as a

store person

  • Replenished floor stock and processed deliveries promptly, maximising product availability for customers.
  • Prepared orders for customers with wrapped, bagged and boxed items.
  • Prepared invoices for customers with large orders or special sales types.

Education

NCEA Level 1

Restricted License

Pre-Trade Paint and Decorating

Skills

  • Able to safely operate bikes/tractor/telehandler/ independently, loading, unloading, and Feeding out Regular maintenance and repair
  • Good animal Health/Welfare knowledge and handling skills able to identify Mastitis,Sick,Lame,Bloat,Acidosis,and milk Fever assisting with treating health issues and accurately recording
  • Understand effluent requirements, maintenance, and operation
  • Understand quality pasture and pre/post residual Ongoing training in Pasture management
  • good milk system quality, plant hygiene, maintenance, and costs Can train new staff correctly and safely
  • experienced with pivots, K-lines, and sprinklers responsible for 7 pivots on the current farm
  • able to independently plan out my tasks for myself and others in an efficient and prioritized manner I also handle pressure well and enjoy more responsibility for progression I try to encourage and follow systems that are in place due to good knowledge as to why we have systems in place

Accomplishments

  • Level 1 English and Numeracy
  • Pre-Trade Painting and Decorating
  • Restricted License
  • Pasture
  • Still ongoing training but have a good understanding of quility pasture and pre/post residual
  • Know when cows will be short of feed
  • Feed out safely and efficiently with minimal waste
  • Milking
  • Can be unsupervised and identify problems with good understanding of quality, hygiene, maintenance, milkiing systems and costs
  • Can train new staff correctly and safely
  • Irrigation
  • Understand maintenance, operating safely and corrrectly
  • Understand CPW water requirements (kline, sprinker, pivots,)
  • Effluent
  • Understand effluent requirments, maintenance, operating and moving effluent spreader
  • Animal Health/Welfare
  • Identify Mastitis, Sick, Distressed, Lame, Bloat, Asidosis, Milk Fever
  • Can treat and record most but some may require assistence
  • Ongoing training with lames and assisting with correct treatments
  • Understand supplement/minerals/bloat oil
  • Calving
  • Identify calves to cows correctly, springer checks, assist calving cows, treat down cows, feeding of calves correctly, understand quality of colostrum
  • Tractor/Motorbike
  • Maintain equipment regularly and correctly
  • Can operate in a safe manner

Additional Information

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Timeline

Assistant Herd Manager

greywacke Farming Ltd
11.2022 - Current

Experienced Farm Assistant

greywacke Farming Ltd
11.2021 - 11.2022

Farm Assistant

pateoroa farming ltd
03.2021 - 11.2021

Hammer Hand

Alpha Interiors​
02.2020 - 02.2021

skiver tyre repair

Bridgestone Retread Factory
08.2018 - 01.2019

Volunteer

Limited Service Volunteer​ (lsv) course
06.2018 - 07.2018

store person

Foodstuffs South Island Ltd
10.2016 - 04.2017

NCEA Level 1

Restricted License

Pre-Trade Paint and Decorating
Ty Thomas