General Farmworker Apprentice
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Company: MARK ALICE & JOHN LOKIER
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Location: SHREWSBURY, SY4 5NU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000029877
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Application Deadline Date: 30/07/2026
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Start Date: 06/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Shifts to be discussed at interview stage.
Brief Description
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.
Training to be Provided
- 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’
Future Prospects
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.
Vacancy Detail
- Milking
- Calfing
- Feeding
- Scrapping up
- Tractor work
- Field work
- Fencing
- Lambing