Rewarding careers

You recruit the right people to your team, and they are able to learn and progress their careers while working on the farm. Learn more and see resources that can help you with training and with coaching/mentoring.

Career progression

All employees will have a career progress conversation at least every 6 months

Required resources:

At least six-monthly performance reviews

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Employees have access to external mentors for their development

Required resources:

Employee interviews/contact details

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Training

Each staff member has a training plan which is regularly reviewed

Required resources:

Training plan with a review date

Never

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Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Off-farm training and development completed

Required resources:

Dates of training in last 12 months

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

On-farm training run by manager, rural professional or other staff

Required resources:

Dates of on-farm training

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Employees are coached to meet their personal and career goals, as well as farm performance goals

Required resources:

Staff interviews

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Competencies are recorded and reviewed for each employee

Required resources:

Competency register

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Succession planning

Employees have progressed at least one step in the relevant dairy industry standard roles (refer to DISR)

Required resources:

Change in job description

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

The farm has identified who is next in line for management roles, and has a succession plan in place

Required resources:

Evidence of plan

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Recruitment

All employees are legally entitled to work in NZ (work visa)

Required resources:

Copies of visas

Never

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Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Recruitment processes equivalent to those in the DairyNZ QuickStart recruitment kit are followed

Required resources:

Evidence of use of this or similar documents

Never

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Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Employees hired in the last 12 months are still on farm

Required resources:

Staff interviews

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Orientation for new staff lasts at least one month, preferably a whole season

Required resources:

Buddy system documented/staff interview

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Formal reviews are in place for new staff (1, 2 and 3 month reviews)

Required resources:

1, 2 and 3 month reviews completed

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

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Rewarding careers

Rewarding careers

Career progression

All employees will have a career progress conversation at least every 6 months

Employees have access to external mentors for their development

Training

Each staff member has a training plan which is regularly reviewed

Off-farm training and development completed

On-farm training run by manager, rural professional or other staff

Employees are coached to meet their personal and career goals, as well as farm performance goals

Competencies are recorded and reviewed for each employee

Succession planning

Employees have progressed at least one step in the relevant dairy industry standard roles (refer to DISR)

The farm has identified who is next in line for management roles, and has a succession plan in place

Recruitment

All employees are legally entitled to work in NZ (work visa)

Recruitment processes equivalent to those in the DairyNZ QuickStart recruitment kit are followed

Employees hired in the last 12 months are still on farm

Orientation for new staff lasts at least one month, preferably a whole season

Formal reviews are in place for new staff (1, 2 and 3 month reviews)

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