Agstaff, New Zealand

The Team

Meet our team of professionals, who provide a unique skill set to offer you the full package, that ensures your employment requirements are efficiently and effectively completed.

Blair O'Donnell

Blair grew up in Invercargill and while at high school he relief milked and worked on a local large scale primrose operation. Blair has always believed in giving 100 percent in to everything he starts.

After leaving school, Blair decided to move to Australia to play rugby league for several years. This was an amazing experience with top level competition. Following a shoulder injury, Blair retired from League and began working for a landscaping contractor.

Blair has also worked for an Environmental Horticulture Operation as Production Manager. This position involved lab testing and attention to detail with the management of 17 staff. From this, Blair had the opportunity to own his own landscaping business working with construction companies, landscaping new properties.

After selling this business Blair went Tractor and Bobcat driving in Australia. When Blair returned to New Zealand he worked as a contract tractor driver before deciding to enter the Dairy Industry full time. Starting as a farm worker, Blair worked as a manager on a large scale operation before working up to share milking.

Blair worked for Canstaff as factory manager before moving into recruitment, with his wide range of farming, horticulture and warehousing experience Canstaff believe Blair is the right person to introduce the right employees to Canstaff’s clients.

In his spare time Blair plays cricket and enjoys golf when he gets a chance. When possible he enjoys escaping from everything to go fishing.

Andrew MacDonald

Andrew MacDonald was brought up on a mixed family farm, at Geraldine, and he still takes an active part in farming activities. Andrews area of specialty is related to the seasonal, and agriculture side of the business. He owns a number of ploughs and a 2 Ton digger which he hire’s out. Andrew enjoys dealing with people, and his ability in analysing diverse character traits while identifying strengths and weaknesses in potential applicants is an asset to Agstaff. The knowledge that he has gained makes him well qualified in assisting clients with their staffing requirements through the agriculture sector, meaning you will be provided with the best people to get the job done.

Merv Scott

Merv Scott hails from a family farm in South Otago. Merv also has extensive experience within the agriculture industry and has been involved in jobs from roading, to supervisory positions, running parts of operations for clients. When Agstaff introduced our Total Quality Management program, Merv was the obvious person to manage this for us in the field. Merv is now Operations Manager and is continually liaising with our supervisors on the ground, clients and the office. Merv also contributes to the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices. Merv’s support in the field along with real time coordination and communication to the team and clients ensure the delivery of our Total Quality Management program.

Total Quality Management (TQM) is a set of management practices that ensure we consistently meet or exceed our customer requirements. You can be sure that when you trust Agstaff with your staffing requirements, you will receive a knowledgeable and professional approach, dedicated to providing your business with it’s next employee superstar.

Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson has over 30 years experience in the agriculture industry, and brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. Ken is our ATV spraying contractor, specialising in lifestyle blocks and lawns, with a 3m boom for paddocks, spot spraying for thistles, gorse, broom, and fence lines. Ken is Grow Safe certified and Agri Chemical NZQA accredited.