Production Instructor

Ministry of Justice; Leyland; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Workshop Supervisor for a Working Week commercial workshop in the UK. You will supervise prisoners, deliver accredited and non-accredited learning, and ensure production meets high standards within a hybrid working setup.

The role requires experience in a productive environment, supervisory ability, and knowledge of machinery. Training towards relevant qualifications will be supported within a commercial partnership.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant work experience in a productive/commercial environment.
• Preferable to have some supervisory experience.
• Experience using industrial standard machinery and equipment in-line with partner requirements.
• Willing to work towards relevant skills/specialist knowledge with the commercial partner.
• Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject.

Responsibilities

• Assess, train and evaluate prisoners' skills up to national qualification standards (NVQ) or related trade skills.
• Support and encourage prisoners in learning and promote value of acquired skills.
• Supervise and maintain discipline within workshop and manage performance and development.
• Deliver training with the commercial partner and identify suitable qualifications.
• Maintain communications and contribute to risk assessments related to workshop activities.
• Provide quality assurance against product specifications and perform basic equipment maintenance.
• Manage materials requests and estimate usage to meet targets with specialist knowledge.
• Oversee day-to-day contract/partnership management with the commercial partner.
• Complete administration to support workshop operations and production reporting.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Industrial machinery knowledge

NVQ/qualifications training

IT Skills

Basic Maths

Basic English

Education

Level 3 or equivalent in related subject

Job description

The Working Week Project is a core component of our approach to deliver on the manifesto commitment to improve access to purposeful activity and get more prisoners into employment on release. It aims to prototype an increased working week in industry and commercial workshops. The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in a Working Week commercial workshop so they can improve their employment prospects on release with a view to reducing reoffending. The overall aims of the Working Week Project are to:

Aims

• Improve prisoners' employability skills, experience,
• Embed a culture of activity and increase the volume of quality work available for prisoners allowing them more time out of cell and in purposeful activity.
• Increase revenue from commercial work in prison industries or generating savings by producing more goods and service in-house and reinvest this back into prisons and purposeful activity.

qualifications, and prospects on release. This job description is not for use by jobholders in basic assembly/packing workshops, instead the Mentor Job Description should be used. However, on an exceptional short-term basis, job holders can supervise prisoners in more basic workshops This is a non-operational prisoner facing role with no line management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational., The jobholder will be responsible for delivering training to prisoners that supports the achievement of nationally recognised qualifications and sector‑specific skills, as defined by the commercial partner. They will provide instruction and supervision in commercial workshops, ensuring that production meets the high standards expected. Operating at a level equivalent to a skilled or specialist employee in the community, the jobholder will deliver both accredited and non-accredited learning to help prisoners prepare for employment upon release. In addition to running the workshop and overseeing its daily operations, they will manage the partnership relationship and work within a commercial environment that demands a high level of specialist knowledge.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Assess, train and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards (NVQ) or other trade specific skills/learning, learnt from the commercial partner.
• Support and encourage prisoners in their learning by promoting the value of acquired skills and motivating them to engage in work activities that contribute to positive employment outcomes.
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners.
• Undertake regular training with commercial partner as required, delivering training and skills in the work of the specific commercial sector and identifying suitable qualifications to match work where possible.
• Maintain regular communications via radio in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS). Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas.
• Provide quality assurance against product specification, perform basic maintenance and service equipment as required by the commercial partner.
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets, using requisite specialist knowledge of commercial production to make accurate requests and estimates.
• Responsible for day‑to‑day contract/partnership management with the commercial partner, communicating and liaising on orders and deliveries where necessary.
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop/ area including monitoring and assuring production levels for reporting to commercial partner.
• Work in a commercial workshop that requires specialist knowledge/expertise to complete production e.g. engineering, plastics injection moulding, operation of heavy and complex machinery.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre‑employment checks. Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy. If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

Experience

• Must have relevant work experience in a relevant productive / commercial environment.
• Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience
• Should have experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment in‑line with requirements of commercial partner.
• Have or be willing to work towards the relevant skills/specialist knowledge related to production with the commercial partner.

Technical requirements

• Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject.
• Undertake training in the specialism of the workshop/ commercial sector by the commercial partner and/or already be trained in the required specialism.
• Will need to be or must be willing to work towards being an NVQ assessor or equivalent.

Ability

• IT Skills
• Basic Maths
• Basic English

Annual Leave

-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro‑rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case. Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays -You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment Pension -The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Work Life Balance HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ Season Ticket Advance -After two months' service, you'll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer‑period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work Childcare Vouchers For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers Training HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes -There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts -All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles Eligibility -All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post -All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS -All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [e-mail]);
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ([e-mail]);
• To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

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