Hamish Fleetwood

• Systems & processes while enhancing team production
• Manage 11000 adult herd, 7000 youngstock including fattening bulls
• Manage large-scale staff of 280 members
• Plan & Budget the farm operational expenses
• Plan & budget the CAPEX budget
• Forecast milk production on an annual, monthly & week by week basis
• Implementation of heifer synchronization
• Planning & implementation of a new dairy farm to be built with an 80-bale rotary parlour,(Phase 1 3600 cows)
• Implementation of basic servicing of farm equipment which has reduced R&M by 25%
• Improved stock count of animal's feed to reduce wastage by 10%

• Manage large scale(600 staff) operations to a high standard
• Managing & overseeing daily, weekly & monthly KPI's
• Managed employee training for all new recruits over my 5 year period, plus also offering continuous advice guidance & mentorship on duties & best practices
• Maintain production & other farm records including the estimated production costs, ordering of inputs & monitoring of animal health & feeding requirements
• Prepare & assist with the preparation of weekly, monthly & annual forecasts, budgets & other business plans
• Manage & maintain capital infustructure, such staff accommodation units, milking parlours, water treatment plant, wells and animal housing facilities.

• Assist 50/50 share milker with day to day operations
• Staff management - employment & training of employees Work with Vets & monitoring animal health
• Pasture & mating management
• Maintain the up keep of farm capital.

• 500-Cow dairy farm Northland
• Successfully implemented a new dairy conversion
• Set up accounts & built positive relationships with local contractors
• Further development of new conversion ground

• Staff recruitment, rosters, & pasture management
• Worked closely with sharemilkers in implementing a tighter

calving pattern, which enabled higher increase in production(10%

annual) & reducing cost

• Liaise & negotiate with local contractors for capital maintenance
• Staff training & mentorship to gain a postive work environment