General Farm Worker and Egg Production Apprentice
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Company: E & S CLARKE
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Location: BRIDGNORTH, WV16 6UD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,700.00 per year
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000012627
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Application Deadline Date: 27/04/2026
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Start Date: 11/05/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 8am– 1pm, 2pm– 5pm Every 3rd Weekend 8am– 12pm with one weekday off during that pay week.
Brief Description
This is an exciting opportunity to represent the forward looking business, E&S Clarke, who were established in 2012. The family has farmed at Eudon Burnell since 1961, initially mixed dairying and arable farming moving to egg production using own milled feeds and arable in 1998.
Training to be Provided
- Level 2 General Farm Worker
- This will also include functional skills if required
- End point assessment
- Certificate of completion of the standard
You may have to attend formal college sessions (if English & maths are required), but not necessary for 19+.
You will learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours related to the apprenticeship standard.
Training will take place within the work place supported by the assessor through regular visits and reviews. An online portfolio is also used where tasks are set and progress is monitored.
Future Prospects
Career progression could be expected in the agricultural sector according to interests of the candidate and specialisms they seek to follow. There may be opportunities within E&S Clarke or if applying for other roles, the business will support and the candidate with references and ideas through own networks and knowlege.
Vacancy Detail
- Working with laying birds, checking husbandry and health and completing a small number of records
- Using an egg packing machine and sorting out second quality eggs and cleaning down the egg packing area
- Work is often as part of a small team of two or three on tasks at the farm to include repairs to equipment, range checks and fencing, groundworks, tidying, cleaning of vehicles and collecting data such as meter reads, images or samples for SFI or Countryside Stewardship
- Tractor work and potential loader work as experience and training develops on our arable enterprises and on general tasks
- This is a varied role for a motivated person interested in learning about free range egg production and care of hens but also wishing to gain wider skills and experience relating to general farm and arable tasks. Tractor and tele handler training and arable tasks will be introduced according to experience. There is routine work with the laying enterprise, to include hen husbandry and egg packing and a variety of other activities depending on the time of year
Other Information
- There is no public transport to the role so the applicant will need their own transport