Prison Waste & Recycling Supervisor

Artificial Intelligence; Everthorpe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Artificial Intelligence is seeking a Specialist Production Supervisor in a UK establishment to supervise prisoners in waste management and recycling operations, ensuring safe, compliant practices and productive outcomes. You will coordinate training, monitor safety, maintain records, and support sentence planning while promoting decency and high security standards in workshops.

Line management is not involved; the role focuses on liaison, incident reporting, and safeguarding while managing

Responsibilities

• Supervise and escort prisoners to collect, process and dispose of waste/recycling.
• Accurately record all waste removed from site, including weight, cost, and revenue.
• Monitor, maintain, and account for workshop tools, equipment, and raw materials.
• Open and manage the workshop area, issue tools, supervise and escort prisoner work parties, and oversee the quality of their work.
• Participate in the selection, induction, and training of prisoners for the workshop, covering health and safety, COSHH, machinery and tool usage, WMU objectives, workshop discipline, manual handling, and PPE.
• Provide tailored support, learning, and training to prisoners, set work schedules, and manage targets and quality standards.
• Supervise and control prisoners to ensure their safety, security, motivation, discipline, appraisal, and development, including conducting searches as required.
• Contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, and complete relevant documentation such as ACCTs, SIRs, IEPs, regime monitoring, training records and Progress books/trackers.
• Manage workshop resources by requesting materials, maintaining stock levels, logging attendance, approving prisoner hours and wages, and providing administrative support including liaison with contractors.
• Maintain effective communication and security by operating radio equipment, supporting local contingency plans, escorting technical contractors, acting as banksman, and driving estates vehicles and plant equipment as required.

Job description

Artificial Intelligence is seeking a Specialist Production Supervisor in a UK establishment to supervise prisoners in waste management and recycling operations, ensuring safe, compliant practices and productive outcomes. You will coordinate training, monitor safety, maintain records, and support sentence planning while promoting decency and high security standards in workshops.

Line management is not involved; the role focuses on liaison, incident reporting, and safeguarding while managing