General Farm Worker Crop Technician (Top Fruit) Apprentice

Fannon Agriculture Ltd Maidstone, MAIDSTONE

Closes in 14 days (Friday 23 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 October 2026

Summary

General Farm Worker (Top Fruit)

We require a general Farm Worker to support the Farm Manager on our Top Fruit Farms in Kent.

• Wage: £14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course: Crop technician (level 3)

Hours: Monday - Friday, working hours to be confirmed. 35 hours a week

Start date: Monday 2 November 2026

Duration: 2 years

Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Role will include:

• Pruning
• Spraying
• Grass cutting
• Irrigation
• Workshop repairs of tractors and machinery
• Tree husbandry
• The potential for a supervisory role of seasonal workers later on

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Beech Farm, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PN
• THE MEADOW, CHARTWAY STREET, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider: NORTH KENT COLLEGE

Training course: Crop technician (level 3)

What you'll learn:

• Identify and mitigate risks to promote and maintain health, safety and security. (Core)
• Manage accurate paper or digital records within the workplace. (Core)
• Maintain and operate machinery and equipment in accordance with manufacturer operating instructions. (Core)
• Maximise economic sustainability by optimising plant growth when carrying out operations. (Core)
• Establish crops to ensure efficient and sustainable growth. (Core)
• Operate vehicles in accordance with manufacturer operating instructions. (Core)
• Control pests, weeds and diseases using integrated pest management. (Core)
• Apply and store pest management treatments in accordance with standard operating procedures, legislation and regulations. (Core)
• Carry out plant nutrient application or irrigation tasks required by the crop. (Core)
• Carry out harvesting and dispatch operations. (Core)
• Assess and monitor crops for quality, performance and specification requirements. (Core)
• Select harvesting techniques taking account of crop condition and quality requirements. (Core)
• Maintain biosecurity and hygiene practices in line with legislation, regulations and organisational requirements. (Core)
• Keep harvested crops in suitable conditions to maintain quality. (Core)
• Maintain soils or substrates to ensure sustainable, efficient and healthy growth. (Core)
• Sample and evaluate soil or substrate health to determine nutrition requirements. (Core)
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures relevant to own role. (Core)
• Participate in learning and CPD activities. (Core)
• Manage own time to achieve tasks to schedule. (Core)
• Consider different approaches to current working practices, identifying improvements, developments and innovative ideas. (Core)
• Set and monitor machinery performance to ensure good seed or plant establishment and crop growth. (Soil based)
• Set machinery and equipment taking into account the crop, environment, soil condition and specification requirements. (Soil based)
• Maintain non-productive areas. (Soil based)
• Assess the impact of machinery on soil structure and identify potential damage in accordance with legislation. (Soil based)
• Optimise growth conditions for crops, based on the specific needs of the plant relative to the environment. (Container based)
• Maintain productive and non-productive areas. (Container based)
• Plan for and carry out the removal of waste materials following harvest or dispatch. (Container based)
• Evaluate and select different growing mediums taking into account site conditions and production requirements. (Container based)