23100 - Specialist Production Instructor - Waste Management & Recycling

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancaster; Hybride; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Unsocial hours allowance 20%

Pension schemes

Training and development

Season ticket advance

Annual leave pro-rated

Résumé du poste

Ministry of Justice (HMPPS Lancaster Farms) seeks a permanent full-time Waste Management Officer to oversee waste collection, processing and compliance across the establishment. The role includes training prisoners in accredited waste qualifications, maintaining records, and coordinating contractor services.

There is no line management; regular unsocial hours are expected with an allowance. The post requires Level 3 waste qualification or willingness to work towards one and relevant waste

Qualifications

• Level 3 or equivalent in a waste-related subject, or willingness to work towards it.
• Relevant work experience in a waste management environment.
• Experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment.
• Knowledge of waste hierarchy and duty of care, including waste transfer notes.
• Knowledge of waste permits and exemptions and when they should be used.

Responsabilités

• Collect, process and dispose of waste in line with legislation and environmental standards.
• Manage control measures for restricted waste, including shredding and bailing confidential waste.
• Order and manage contractor services and maximise return on commodities.
• Record weight, cost and revenue for waste removed; report monthly recycling data to HQ.
• Promote recycling and ensure compliance with waste legislation; training prisoners in accredited qualifications.

Connaissances

Waste management

Regulatory compliance

IT skills

Health and safety

English proficiency

Training and mentoring

Formation

Level 3 waste qualification/equivalent

Description du poste

This is a permanent full-time post in the Waste Management unit at Lancaster Farms, a prison run by HMPPS within the Ministry of Justice. The holder oversees waste collection, recycling, transfer records and permits, and keeps the prison within waste law. The post also trains prisoners in accredited waste qualifications and carries no line management, with regular unsocial hours and an allowance. Applicants need relevant waste management experience, and a Level 3 waste qualification or willingness to work towards one.

What the job involves

• Collect, process and dispose of waste from across the establishment in line with legislation and environmental standards
• Manage control measures for restricted waste, including shredding and bailing confidential waste
• Order and manage contractor services, including skip collection and removal of oil and confidential waste under the Facilities Management Contract, and maximise return on commodities
• Record weight, cost and revenue for waste removed, keep waste transfer notes, and report monthly recycling data to headquarters
• Apply duty of care, manage waste permits or exemptions with the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales, and keep the prison compliant with waste legislation, escalating issues
• Apply the waste hierarchy by overseeing workshop disassembly, repair and refurbishment
• Advise staff and the SMT on waste management, promote recycling through the Environment Committee, and comply with the MoJ Circular Economy Strategy
• Deliver accredited training and qualifications to prisoners, including course administration and training records
• Induct prisoners to workshops and train them in health and safety, COSHH and machinery use, setting work schedules and targets
• Supervise prisoners' performance, discipline and attendance, assess their skills, and approve hours and wages
• Maintain workshop security and equipment, including tool and fabric checks, planned machinery maintenance, risk assessments, radio contact, prisoner searches, and ACCT, VRIR and SIR reporting
• Support prisoners through reports for parole and sentence planning, and complete regime monitoring

What’s required

Qualifications

• Level 3 or equivalent in a waste-related subject, or willingness to work towards it

Experience

• Relevant work experience in a waste management environment
• Experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the waste hierarchy and duty of care, including waste transfer notes
• Knowledge of waste permits and exemptions and when they should be used
• IT skills
• Basic maths
• Basic English
• Confident spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Standard DBS check
• Security and identity checks before taking up post
• Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules

Other

• Demonstrate the behaviours: making effective decisions, changing and improving, working together, managing a quality service and leadership

Nice to have

• Some supervisory experience

What’s offered

• Annual leave, pro-rated, with 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
• Hybrid working where business need allows, within the UK
• Flexible working, subject to a satisfactory probation period
• Season ticket advance after two months' service
• Training and development, including promotion programmes
• Unsocial hours allowance of 20%