Woodworking Production Instructor

Ministry of Justice; Bordesley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Production Instructor for specialist workshop supervision, focusing on improving prisoners' employment prospects and reducing reoffending. Role requires safeguarding, security and teaching to national qualifications, with potential external support from local colleges.

Key duties include inducting prisoners, managing schedules, training in health and safety, COSHH and tools handling, and maintaining quality and security across workshops.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant work experience in a production environment.
• Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience.
• Experience using industrial standard machinery and equipment.
• Currently hold or work towards Level 3 or equivalent in Woodwork related production.
• Ability to read, understand and work from technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Induct prisoners to the workshop and train them in health and safety and COSHH.
• Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards and contractual arrangements.
• Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners to national qualification standards.
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop; handle performance and development.
• Maintain security and log attendance, hours worked and wages; record piece work where applicable.
• Carry out tool and fabric checks and undertake planned maintenance on machinery.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Health and safety awareness

Training and coaching

Industrial machinery operation

Education

Level 3 in Woodwork related production

Tools

Woodworking machinery

Metal detectors

Job description

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Production Instructor for specialist workshop supervision, focusing on improving prisoners' employment prospects and reducing reoffending. Role requires safeguarding, security and teaching to national qualifications, with potential external support from local colleges.

Key duties include inducting prisoners, managing schedules, training in health and safety, COSHH and tools handling, and maintaining quality and security across workshops.