Livestock Apprentice

Type: Apprentice
Location: Shropshire (TF10 8NB)

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

• 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
• 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
• 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

Where you’ll work

Harper Adams University
Edgmond
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8NB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

General farm worker (level 2)

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What you’ll learn

Your training plan

A full comprehensive Farm Induction and any formal training required for the operation of specific equipment or facilities will be delivered by the employer. 

The apprenticeship standard will be completed within the workplace. The off the job training requirement will be completed during the working week, away from the apprentice’s normal role for an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required. 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE 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
• Team working
• Reliable
• Able to prioritise work load
• Farming experience (desirable)
• Strong work ethic

Other requirements

This role involves working with livestock in our award-winning pig unit. It involves outdoor work in all weather, and the work is physical. Whilst not serviced by public transport, we have plenty of free car parking.

About this company

Harper Adams University is the UK’s premier educational institution serving the agri-food, animal wellbeing and connected industries, recognised as a world-leading specialist provider. Our focus is on food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, management of land and property, and their contribution to sustainable living environments for our planet’s population; we are equally committed to making the UK’s food and farming competitive in a world where we will need to compete globally.

We are a friendly, talented community of more than 600 employees, working to ensure that everyone on the planet has access to food, and that this is achieved sustainably. Our work contributes to planetary health, animal health and wellbeing, and ultimately how this contributes to human health.

Company benefits

Generous holiday entitlement
On campus facilities
Employee Assistance Programme
Disability Confident Employer
Enhanced maternity benefits
Enhanced sickness absence payments
Cycle scheme supporter
Workwear provided (if applicable)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition.
This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme.
You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

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