General Farm Worker Apprentice
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Company: A R HOOPER AND PARTNERS LTD
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Location: CREDITON, EX17 5BA
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000021579
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Application Deadline Date: 31/05/2026
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Start Date: 05/10/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: You will be working Monday to Friday. Occasionally weekend work will be required on a rota basis. Shift times will range between 6.00am and 6:30pm, dependent on milking rota.
Brief Description
A R Hooper and Partners Ltd. are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as a General Farm Worker Apprentice. This is a great opportunity to gain an insight into the Dairy Industry and develop new skills.
Training to be Provided
- You will be working towards a Level 2 General Farm Worker Apprenticeship standard. Includes the following qualifications;
- 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’
- You will receive on and off the job training and support from an assessor and apprenticeship advisor.
- You will be required to attend Bicton College on a fortnightly basis (two days every other week) as part of the apprenticeship training.
Future Prospects
There may be the opportunity for further employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship. The company would like to train and keep the right candidate.
Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to further progress to a higher-level apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
Daily duties will include:
- Being part of the daily milking rota
- Involved with rearing young stock
- Assist with the grazing management
- Learn how to use a plate meter to measure grass
- Learn how to set up a paddock for grazing
- Learn how to calculate how much feed the cows need for their lactation stage as well as the number milking
- Tractor work would be minimal - scraping out, feeding up
- Fence management
- Check groups of cows/heifers for summer mastitis/lameness/other ill health within the herd
- Calving - September/October are the busiest time for calving at Lower Sessland and therefore the apprentice would be involved in assisting with calvings, checking cows, feeding calves as appropriate for their skill and competence
- Milk recording - there will be the opportunity to help with milk recording to understand the process and why it is important
- Learning about milk quality - cell count, bactoscan, butterfats, proteins, and urea in the milk to form a solid knowledge base of why jobs are done in certain ways in order to get the best milk and therefore profits
- The farm is very focused on cost of production and how to maximise the margin whilst remaining a high animal welfare and a safe and happy working environment
- Vet visits/TB testing - assisting with getting correct animals (picking out), engaging with the vet visit to learn from them and assisting with herd health as appropriate
Other Information
Please consider how you will reliably access the workplace on a daily basis and Bicton College on a fortnightly basis. There are no trains or buses within three miles of the farm.