General Farmworker Apprentice
MARK ALICE & JOHN LOKIER
SHREWSBURY (SY4 5NU)
Closes on Thursday 30 July 2026
Posted on 7 May 2026
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Summary
Family farm, milking 200 cows through modern parlour twice a day. Rearing replacement heifers, sheep and beef finishing unit. 6.30am starts, no weekend work.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Wages to be discussed at interview stage
- Training course
- General farm worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be discussed at interview stage.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 6 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Milking
- Calfing
- Feeding
- Scrapping up
- Tractor work
- Field work
- Fencing
- Lambing
Where you'll work
NEWTOWN VILLA FARM
NEWTOWN
WEM
SHREWSBURY
SY4 5NU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
- Reaseheath Training will be the apprenticeship provider for this Level 2 apprenticeship
- Gain a Level 2 in general farm worker
- Progress onto Level 3 in livestock technician
- 12 to 18 months depending on previous experience (1 day per week)
- Award in Emergency First Aid at Work, which is a minimum of 1-day course (Ofqual regulated)
- City & Guilds Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance or Lantra Safe use of Pesticides’
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
About this employer
We are a husband and wife team running a traditional mixed livestock in Wem. We also have relief milkers that work alongside.
After this apprenticeship
Apprenticeship will have skills with handling and caring for livestock, they’ll have skills in basic field work and fencing.
Opportunity to attend vet talks and discussion groups will ensure they have wider sector knowledge alongside on farm practical experience. To be confident livestock farmer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029877.
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Closes on Thursday 30 July 2026