Recruiting great dairy farm workers | Ep. 23

Talking Dairy

How do we find skilled, capable and enthusiastic farm staff when they just don’t seem to be available? In this episode, Lee Astridge, a leading agriculture recruitment and HR specialist, shares actionable tips to help you navigate the recruiting process and make your farming business an attractive option in a tight labour market.
Links:
DairyNZ people resources
GoDairy
Chapters:
1:55 - How can a recruitment agency help farmers?
3:50 - How does dairy recruitment compare to other industries?
7:02 - Why is it so hard to find staff right now?
11:19 - Best time to post your vacancy
13:32 - Contract start dates
15:15 - Writing a job vacancy ad to attract the right people
16.55 - Being clear about your workplace culture
18:44 - Tailoring job ads to your audience
20:53 - What are the hardest roles to fill?
22:11 - Key things to offer to secure good candidates
24:45 - Will the increase in minimum wage affect recruitment?
25:22 - What to do if someone pulls out of a role
30:14 - Advice for interviewing candidates
36:05 - Being honest with those hard-to-attract roles
37:52 - Top three things to consider to retain staff

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Chapters

1. Recruiting great dairy farm workers | Ep. 23 (00:00:00)

2. How can a recruitment agency help farmers? (00:01:55)

3. How does dairy recruitment compare to other industries? (00:03:50)

4. Why is it so hard to find staff right now? (00:07:02)

5. Best time to post your vacancy (00:11:19)

6. Contract start dates (00:13:32)

7. Writing a job vacancy ad to attract the right people (00:15:15)

8. Being clear about your workplace culture (00:16:55)

9. Tailoring job ads to your audience (00:18:44)

10. What are the hardest roles to fill? (00:20:53)

11. Key things to offer to secure good candidates (00:22:11)

12. Will the increase in minimum wage affect recruitment? (00:24:45)

13. What to do if someone pulls out of a role (00:25:22)

14. Advice for interviewing candidates (00:30:14)

15. Being honest with those hard-to-attract roles (00:36:05)

16. Top three things to consider to retain staff (00:37:52)