Our Company:
A.H. Worth is a family-owned business spanning four generations, dedicated to delivering top quality and value in fresh produce.
Operating from Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, we manage a vast farming operation and maintain joint ventures in fresh produce. We grow and package fresh, wholehead vegetables for wholesale and high-street retailers.
Aligning with our farming operations, we are all about growing and nurturing our own People. A progressive company, we invest heavily in sustainable projects from using anaerobic digestion and solar energy to power our premises, to ensuring regenerative farming methods are used out in our fields.
With passionate support service teams in our offices, in-house training coordinators and a robust staff engagement programme, we endeavour to make sure everyone enjoys a healthy work/life balance and is supported to reach their potential.
The Role:
Apprentice farms mechanic in a learning capacity partially responsible for the reactive and preventative maintenance of all Worth Farms equipment and some buildings under direct supervision of the farms mechanic
What you will do:- Learning responsibility for the repairs and maintenance for a large modern fleet of machinery on a progressive cereal and root crop farming business
- Work closely with the farm workshop team to ensure that machinery is proactively and systematically maintained and ensure records are kept to the highest standards
- Learn and understand the development of workshop systems and procedures in line with company protocol
- Assist in managing the stock and sourcing of spare parts and consumables with our suppliers
- Assist in ensuring machinery and workshop equipment is health and safety compliant
- Contribute to the farms health and safety team and help us drive towards being industry leading
- Assisting on working with other parts of the business closely to provide support and services; Golf Course, Property, Production
- Keep up to date with modern machinery developments and implement a comprehensive machinery maintenance schedule
- Maintain logs of repairs, servicing, and parts inventory alongside the farm mechanic.
What we need from you:
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Ability to get own way into work and college.
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College attendance to work towards an apprenticeship.
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Full driving Licence (if not already obtained, a commitment to work towards this)
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A commitment to study
Desirable Skills:
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Welding
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Oxy acetylene use
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Vehicle electrical knowledge 12/24v
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Knowledge of machinery design, hydraulics, electronics, and environmental engineering.
What we can offer you:
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Competitive salary
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Flexible benefits
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Company sick pay
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Free parking onsite
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Free tea & coffee
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Annual leave entitlement which increases with service
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Free confidential employee staff helpline
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Training and Development tailored to support you
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
