Crop Technician Apprentice

On a fruit farm growing apples, blackcurrants and grapes in Wingham near Canterbury.

Tractor driving, machinery operation and handwork including: Orchard spraying apples, pears, vines and blackcurrants Application of fertiliser and plant production products Operating a range of power-driven machinery Operating modern trickle feed irrigation systems Pruning and thinning General handwork such as canker management, sucker removal, and tree tying Harvest work, including forklift operation Routine and regular maintenance of equipment in line with company policy Opportunity to progress within the business for the right person

Training:

Crop Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Level 2 Awards in:

Safe Use of Pesticides
On completion of the pesticides foundation unit above, also choose one of the following units: Boom sprayer, mounted, trailed or self-propelled equipment Granular applicator equipment Handheld applicator equipment Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work

North Kent College Hadlow Campus

1 day per month

Training Outcome:

We hope to keep the candidate on as a permanent worker once the apprenticeship has been completed

Employer Description:
Leading specialists in our field. Adrian Scripps Ltd are one of the UK’s premier growers and packers of English fruit. Sustainably farming 750 hectares on specially selected sites across Kent makes us one of the UK’s largest growers of Apples, Blackcurrants and Grapes. Our customers, our employees and our environment sit at the core of our business. Taking on his first farm tenancy over 60 years ago, Adrian Scripps could never have envisage how that small seed would have blossomed into the fruitful farms we are running today.

Working Hours :
Shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 07:15 - 16:00 with one 15 minute and one 30 minute unpaid breaks.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Physical fitness,Time Keeping,Honesty and Integrity