As Livestock Apprentice you have a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of a farm, ensuring the welfare of livestock, maintaining site infrastructure, and upholding standards. This practical role involves working across a range of farming activities. This is a role working on the Harper Adams University Farm, within their Pig Unit.
What you'll do at work
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
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
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
Your training plan
A full comprehensive Farm Induction and any formal training required for the operation of specific equipment or facilities will be delivered by the employer.
The apprenticeship standard will be completed within the workplace. The off the job training requirement will be completed during the working week, away from the apprentice's normal role for an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required.
Requirements
Desired qualifications
GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4) desirable
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Communication skills
Team working
Reliable
Able to prioritise work load
Farming experience (desirable)
Strong work ethic
Other requirements
This role involves working with livestock in our award-winning pig unit. It involves outdoor work in all weather, and the work is physical. Whilst not serviced by public transport, we have plenty of free car parking.
About this company
Harper Adams University is the UK's premier educational institution serving the agri-food, animal wellbeing and connected industries, recognised as a world-leading specialist provider. Our focus is on food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, management of land and property, and their contribution to sustainable living environments for our planet's population; we are equally committed to making the UK's food and farming competitive in a world where we will need to compete globally. We are a friendly, talented community of more than 600 employees, working to ensure that everyone on the planet has access to food, and that this is achieved sustainably. Our work contributes to planetary health, animal health and wellbeing, and ultimately how this contributes to human health.