Level 3 Livestock Unit technician Apprentice
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Company: PM AND L HARRIS AND SON
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Location: ASHBOURNE, DE6 3DH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,224.00 per year
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000038031
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Application Deadline Date: 31/07/2026
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Start Date: 01/01/2027
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - 8.00am - 6.00pm Tuesday - 8.00am - 6.00pm Wednesday - 11.00am - 6.00pm Thursday - College Day Friday - 11.00am - 6.00pm
Brief Description
Looking for an assistant Herdsperson to join our friendly small team. We milk around 200 cows on a busy dairy farm and have just invested in a new milking parlour setup.
Training to be Provided
Reaseheath Training will be the apprenticeship provider for this Level 3 Livestock Unit Technician apprenticeship.
- Gain Level 3 in Livestock Technician
- 12-to-18-months depending on previous experience (1 day per week)
- Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work, which is a minimum of 1-day course (Ofqual regulated)
- Level 2 in safe use of vet medicines
- Level 2 safe handling of pesticides or lanta safe use of pesticides
- Progress onto Level 4 Assistant Farm Manager Apprenticeship
Future Prospects
To be employed as the herdsperson once fully trained.
Vacancy Detail
- Milking
- Livestock treatments such as Worming, vaccines etc.
- Looking at cow diet
- Feeding and bedding cattle
- Calf handling - ear tagging, disbudding, vaccines
- Some arable work
- Grass management
Other Information
Own travel is required due to lack of transport routes around place of work.