Crop Technician (Fruit) Apprentice ADRIAN SCRIPPS LTD

A wide-ranging role that encompasses all aspects of modern top fruit, grape and blackcurrant production. Providing experience in a range of tasks using modern farm machinery, including – tractor driving, application of fertilizers, operation of multirow sprayers, single row sprayers and a range of other power-driven machinery.

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Closing date: 31 Jul 2024

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £13,312.00 to £23,795.20

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 07:15 - 16:00 with one 15 minute and one 30 minute unpaid breaks.

    Total hours per week: 40.0

  • Expected duration

    22 Months

  • Possible start date

    09 Sep 2024

  • Date posted

    3 days ago

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000262011

  • Positions

    2 available

What you will do in your working day

Tractor driving, machinery operation and handwork including:

  • Orchard spraying apples, pears, vines and blackcurrants
  • Application of fertiliser and plant production products
  • Operating a range of power-driven machinery
  • Operating modern trickle feed irrigation systems
  • Pruning and thinning
  • General handwork such as canker management, sucker removal, tree tying
  • Harvest work, including forklift operation
  • Routine and regular maintenance of equipment in line with company policy
  • Opportunity to progress within the business for the right person
  • Work to include - pruning, crop thinning, crop maintenance and handwork
  • Routine maintenance of equipment and machinery

The training you will be getting

Crop Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Level 2 Awards in:

  • Safe Use of Pesticides
    On completion of the pesticides foundation unit above also choose one of the following units:
  • Boom sprayer, mounted, trailed or self-propelled equipment
  • Granular applicator equipment
  • Handheld applicator equipment
  • Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work

North Kent College Hadlow Campus

  • 1 day per month

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

  • Full-time positions will be offered to the right candidates at the end of the apprenticeship
  • Opportunity for further progression

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Team working, Initiative, Patience, Physical fitness, Time Keeping, Honesty and Integrity

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4/C) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4/C) Essential

Things to consider

Working outdoors in all weather conditions. Based near Tonbridge, Kent. Due to the location, own transport would be required

About the employer

Leading specialists in our field. Adrian Scripps Ltd are one of the UK’s premier growers and packers of English fruit. Sustainably farming 750 hectares on specially selected sites across Kent makes us one of the UK’s largest growers of Apples, Blackcurrants and Grapes. Our customers, our employees and our environment sit at the core of our business. Taking on his first farm tenancy over 60 years ago, Adrian Scripps could never have envisage how that small seed would have blossomed into the fruitful farms we are running today.

Employer

ADRIAN SCRIPPS LTD

Address

MOAT FARM

WHETSTED ROAD

FIVE OAK GREEN

TN12 6RR

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Training

Training provider

NORTH KENT COLLEGE

Adjustments for experience

You could reduce your training time, or finish your apprenticeship faster, if you have relevant prior learning or experience. This could be relevant:

  • training
  • qualifications, like an NVQ in a relevant field
  • industry or sector experience

Contact

Lucy Penniall

lucypenniall@northkent.ac.uk

01322629400

Apprenticeship standard

Crop technician

Level 3 (A level)

Demonstrating experience

If your application is successful, you will have a chance to discuss your relevant prior learning or experience with your training provider and employer. You will all need to agree any adjustments to your training plan.

You should be prepared to show your competence, and evidence of relevant qualifications

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