Farm Worker Apprentice
BUCKMINSTER FARMS LTD
Main Street, Buckminster, NG33 5SD
Closes in 7 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 November 2024
Contents
Summary
The role will encompass day to day practical tasks whilst gaining experience on all aspects of raising crops, managing environmental schemes, associated machinery (where appropriate) and working with sheep from time to time.
- Annual wage
- £16,244 a year
- Training course
- General farm worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Full time with release for college for the apprenticeship period
32 hours at work and 7 hours at college, exact shifts TBC.
39 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 9 December
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Working with machinery
- Working with livestock including fencing
- All practical aspects of crop production and estate maintenance
- Working with friendly full-time staff who will invest their time experience
- Additional training and qualifications offered as required
- Regular Health and Safety training
- Safely Operating and maintaining farm machinery
Where you’ll work
Buckminster Farms Ltd
Grange Farmyard
Main Street, Buckminster
NG33 5SD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
THE SMB GROUP
Your training course
General farm worker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
- Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
- Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
- Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
- Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
- Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
- Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
- Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
- Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
- Monitor and maintain health & welfare of livestock and assist with treatments when appropriate.
- Monitor the quantity and quality of grass and forage crops and report findings to appropriate person.
- Provide feed and water to livestock as instructed and report any issues to appropriate person
- Assist with caring for livestock during the reproductive cycle, from service to weaning. For example, identify signs of heat.
- Produce products for sale from the business (for example, milking, shearing, lambing, harvesting)
- Assist with the preparation of the ground, including identification of soil condition through soil sampling and preparing crop for planting
- Load, unload and complete paperwork for transportation of resources manually and using loading equipment, according to instruction
- Monitor the growth and development of crops in line with customer specification, as instructed
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
- Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
- Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
- Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
- Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
- Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
- Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
- Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
- Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
Your training plan
- On-the-job training
- Off-the-job training
- Day release to Brooksby College
More training information
- L2 General farm worker Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 2/E)
- Maths (grade 2/E)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Self-motivated
Other requirements
- Driving license desirable.
About this company
Farming business focusing on crop production on predominantly heavy clay soils. A regenerative and flexible business. Well invested with modern machinery, encompassing environmental stewardship and an extensive sheep enterprise. Situated between Colsterworth and Saxby.
After this apprenticeship
A full time role may be offered to an outstanding individual.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE SMB GROUP
Apprenticeships
apprenticeships@smbgroup.ac.uk
01530519001
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287105.
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Closes in 7 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
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