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Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile: Specialist Production Instructor
(SPI)
Job Description: SPI: Engineering Sheet Metal
Work
Document Ref.
OR-JES-432-JD-B4: SPI: Engineering Sheet Metal
Work v10.0
Document Type
Management
Version
10.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
5th November 2025
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
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Job Description
Job Title
SPI: Engineering Sheet Metal Work
Group Profile
Skilled Production Instructor
Organisation
Delivery
Level
Band
4
Overview of the
This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.
job
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision,
knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop so
they can improve their employment prospects on release with a
view to reducing reoffending. The job holder will ensure that all
services are provided to a high standard and that security and
control is maintained at all times. The jobholder will be able to
teach prisoners towards achieving nationally recognised
qualifications and may be supported by external organisations
such as local colleges.
This job description is not for use by jobholders in basic
assembly/ packing workshops, instead Mentor: Instructor should
be used. However, on an exceptional short term basis
jobholders can supervise prisoners in more basic workshops.
This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line
management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
Duties
• May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the
workshop/area of work
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them
in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance
Hazardous to health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage
• Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning
and training requirements to individual needs
• Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards,
maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements
• Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national
qualification standards
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within
workshop/area of work, responsible for performance,
motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance
with Local Security Strategy (LSS)
• Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and
Teamwork (ACCT) forms, Violence Reduction Incident
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Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs)
when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges
(IEP) reports
• Rub down and pat down search prisoners as required by
management
• Provide quality assurance against product specification
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and
wages including recording piece work where appropriate
• Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain
security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults.
Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence
planning
• Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner
training records
• Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to
the workshop/work of area and specialist areas
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work
targets
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain
workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of
work and experience for prisoners
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery
Indicators (SDIs)
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth
running of the workshop
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is
at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is
expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of
a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments
may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme
and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence
through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales)
Welsh.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others
Strengths
We recommend you choose 4 to 8 strengths locally.
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Experience
• Must have relevant work experience in specialist field
• Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience
• Should have experience of using industrial standard
machinery and equipment
Technical
• Staff will either have or work towards a level 3 Qualification in
requirements
their specialism or have the equivalent experience.
• May be a qualified NVQ assessor.
Ability
• IT Skills
• Basic Maths
• Basic English
Minimum
Please do not alter this box
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 HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
37 hour working week
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
Unsocial Hours Working- to be confirmed by recruiting manager
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment
at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition
to your basic pay to recognise this.
Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday
to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and
Bank/Public Holidays.
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