Assistant Farm Manager Level 4 Apprenticeship
CLOVER FREERANGE EGGS LTD
Royston (SG8 5JR)
Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
Posted on 11 April 2025
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Summary
Clover Free Range Eggs supply all areas of the food industry, wholesale, catering and retail outlets. You can buy their eggs directly from London farmers markets . They attach major importance to food safety, traceability and on farm factors such as bird welfare. Meeting customer needs is seen as one of the businesses top priorities.
- Wage
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£20,800 a year
- Training course
- Assistant farm manager (level 4)
- Hours
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8 am to 5 pm (with breaks per day of 1 hour)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Being a part of a team is the key to this great new apprenticeship!
Helping to look after the chickens on this family run farm, you will become an integral part of the team.
This is great opportunity to grow with a career in agriculture, as there are opportunities for permanent employment.
Clover Free Range Eggs are a family run poultry business with a reputation for high-quality production and a strong support network. They are committed to maintaining high standards in animal welfare and sustainable farming practices.
Each day may bring new challenges and opportunities, including dealing with the Great British weather and animals with minds of their own!
What duties will you be responsible for in this role?
- Maintaining the highest standards of bird welfare inclusive of aspects such as water management, feed, temperature and light
- Adhere to highest standards of health, safety and environment, following all industry procedures, including maintaining bio-security standards and cleaning schedules
- Ensure the site is audit ready at all times
- Cover the Farm Manager during periods of annual leave
- Understanding leadership and problem-solving skills
- Ability to learn to oversee farm performance and meet key targets
- A hands-on approach to farm operations and team management
What will you bring to the role?
- Proven experience in poultry farming would be an advantage
- A 'Can do' attitude
- Willing to learn and ‘muck in’ with a flexible approach
- Punctual and ready to work
- Good Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Good planning and organisation skills
- Able to solve problems
- Team working
- Takes the initiative
- Physical fitness
Pay Rate : £10 per hour.
Hour of work : 40 hours per week. 8 am - 5 pm (with a 1 hour break per day : 2 x 15 min 1 x 30 min breaks)
Where you’ll work
Wood Field Farm, Old North Road
Royston
SG8 5JR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SKERN LODGE LIMITED
Your training course
Assistant farm manager (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
- Apply physiological principles to identify interventions to enhance productivity and maintain unit health.
- Develop, implement and monitor a soil, manure or nutrient management plan to improve soil structure and fertility and monitor progress.
- Implement and review plans to manage the health of the production system in line with legislation and company policy.
- Implement practices that comply with environmental protection legislation and industry guidance, including pollution avoidance and control, wildlife and countryside protection and protection of biodiversity.
- Improve environmental practices on site including protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
- Develop and implement plan(s) to optimise value of by-products and dispose of non reusable (single use) wastes.
- Implement plans to produce products or services to customer specification, quality standards and production standards.
- Collect and evaluate critical information using digital tools including production unit performance, identify opportunities for improvement and propose changes to technical production strategy and operational adjustments.
- Analyse basic farm and or enterprise data (including financial and production) and research farm practices. Use this to benchmark against other farms and support recommendations for future actions.
- Develop and evaluate production unit plans to meet business requirements.
- Manage, review and monitor health, safety, welfare and wellbeing on production unit. Carry out risk management including assessment of risk and mitigation. Communicate health and safety information to staff or stakeholders.
- Manage own health and safety and promotes best practice to others when undertaking activity.
- Make recommendations on machinery and infrastructure for a farm or horticultural business activity including condition, replacements and return on investment.
- Use, maintain and oversee machinery and infrastructure in line with legislation, manufacturers guidance and business policy.
- Communicates in a professional manner with staff and stakeholders, adapting approach to audience including technical audiences and use of technical industry terminology.
- Build relationships with stakeholders including negotiation.
- Supervise staff or contractors during the main stages of the production cycle.
- Keep business records including using digital tools.
- Oversees and uses agrochemicals or organic equivalents including using spraying equipment.
- Apply physiological principles to identify interventions to enhance productivity and maintain unit health.
- Develop, implement and monitor a soil, manure or nutrient management plan to improve soil structure and fertility and monitor progress.
- Implement and review plans to manage the health of the production system in line with legislation and company policy.
- Implement practices that comply with environmental protection legislation and industry guidance, including pollution avoidance and control, wildlife and countryside protection and protection of biodiversity.
- Improve environmental practices on site including protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
- Develop and implement plan(s) to optimise value of by-products and dispose of non reusable (single use) wastes.
- Implement plans to produce products or services to customer specification, quality standards and production standards.
- Collect and evaluate critical information using digital tools including production unit performance, identify opportunities for improvement and propose changes to technical production strategy and operational adjustments.
- Analyse basic farm and or enterprise data (including financial and production) and research farm practices. Use this to benchmark against other farms and support recommendations for future actions.
- Develop and evaluate production unit plans to meet business requirements.
- Manage, review and monitor health, safety, welfare and wellbeing on production unit. Carry out risk management including assessment of risk and mitigation. Communicate health and safety information to staff or stakeholders.
- Manage own health and safety and promotes best practice to others when undertaking activity.
- Make recommendations on machinery and infrastructure for a farm or horticultural business activity including condition, replacements and return on investment.
- Use, maintain and oversee machinery and infrastructure in line with legislation, manufacturers guidance and business policy.
- Communicates in a professional manner with staff and stakeholders, adapting approach to audience including technical audiences and use of technical industry terminology.
- Build relationships with stakeholders including negotiation.
- Supervise staff or contractors during the main stages of the production cycle.
- Keep business records including using digital tools.
- Oversees and uses agrochemicals or organic equivalents including using spraying equipment.
Your training plan
1-2-1 teaching and mentoring
- A training specialist will provide 1-2-1 mentoring and coaching at the workplace, through online reviews and planned visits to the workplace.
- A training specialist will coach, teach, and support the apprentice at the workplace on a one-to-one basis, visiting at regular and agreed intervals.
- Face to face teaching as a group (Online delivery)
- The programme will be delivered online monthly, led by an experienced team with input from industry experts. There will also be optional monthly drop-in sessions for support.
- Block delivery throughout the year with other apprentices in the area. The teaching location will be at a central point to those on the apprenticeship in the area.
Tutorials
- Apprentices will be offered regular 1-2-1 tutorial time remotely with their specialist trainer.
E-learning
- We provide an e -learning platform with work and activities for apprentices to complete.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English and Maths (grade 4)
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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Team working
- Logical
Other requirements
Due to the farm location ,and unreliable bus service, candidates will need to have a full UK driving licence and own transport. There may be assistance for the right candidate if needing relocation into the area, this can be discussed at interview.
About this company
Clover Free Range Eggs are produced at Wood Field farm near Royston on the Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire border. They are an independent family business with over 30 years in the egg industry. They are passionate about producing Class A nutrient free range eggs using sustainable and ethical practices. With a focus on a low density and environmentally sound and welfare-orientated farming.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of your apprenticeship there is the opportunity for a permanent role and further training and development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CLOVER FREERANGE EGGS LTD
Corinne Standen
corinnestanden@outlook.com
07813964139
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312677.
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Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
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