General Farm Worker Apprentice

Summary

AJ & WL Turner Ltd seek a keen individual to learn all areas of farm work, including milking, livestock care, feeding, handling, tractor driving, and general maintenance. A great chance to gain hands-on experience and develop skills on a friendly, well-run British farm.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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24 hours on farm + 6 hours at college

Training course

General farm worker (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 7.00am – 5.00pm; 1 hour unpaid breaks & Saturday, 7.00am - 1.00pm

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Milking as part of a 3 person team
Feeding/working with livestock
General farm maintenance e.g. Fencing, building maintenance, cleaning

Where you'll work

MANOR FARM
HOLDITCH
CHARD
TA20 4NL

Training

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

College or training organisation

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

Your training course

General farm worker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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

General Farm Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

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

More training information

The Apprentice will study the following modules:

Level 2 General Farm Worker - Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Edexcel Level 1 or Level 2 Functional Skills English - Yr 1 ( if required, exemptions apply)
Edexcel Level 1 or Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics - Yr 1 ( if required, exemptions apply)
LANTRA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
LANTRA Level 2 Award in the Safe Use and Application of Pesticides
There will be a day release at Bridgwater & Taunton College's Cannington campus, on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4 and above)
Maths (grade C/4 and above)

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
Can-do attitude
Interest in dairy industry
Punctuality
Politeness
Common sence
Willingness to learn

Other requirements

there may be opportunities to adjust your hours to an earlier start (around 5:00am), depending on your role and preferences. During busy seasonal periods, such as silaging, longer days may be required. Additional hours may also be offered on a more regular basis.

About this company

We are a family run, forward thinking modern Dairy farm milking 580 high yielding Pedigree Holstein Friesians 3 times a day through a 40:40 Herringbone parlour. We rear our own replacements plus approx.100 beef cattle. We do all field operations ourselves (apart from Maize drilling) – so it’s generally pretty busy!

After this apprenticeship

For the right candidate a full time position is likely to be on offer – as either a general farm worker or in a specific area of interest if the right qualities are identified i.e. Full time Tractor driver or herdsperson

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