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Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile: Specialist Production Instructor
(SPI)
Job Description: SPI: Engineering Powder
Coating Systems
Document Ref.
OR-JES-431-JD-B4: SPI: Engineering Powder
Coating Systems v10.0
Document Type
Management
Version
10.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
5th June 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 Powder Coating Systems
Group Profile
Specialist Production Instructor
Organisation
Delivery
Level
Band
4
Overview of the
This is an instructional job in an establishment.
job
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision,
knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist work area so
they can improve their skills and future employment prospects
with a view to reducing reoffending.
This job description is not for use by job holders in basic
assembly/packing workshops, instead Mentor: Instructor should
be used. However, on an exceptional short term basis job
holders 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
Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs)
when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges
(IEP) reports
• Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of
prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops
• Provide quality assurance against product specification
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and
wages including recording piece work where appropriate
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• 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
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
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
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Minimum
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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 will be confirmed by the Recruiting
Manager and only paid where applicable.
Unsocial Hours Working:
This role requires working regular unsocial hours as part of the
normal shift commitment and a payment at the current
organisational rate will be paid in addition to your basic pay to
recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 ‐
1900hrs Monday to Friday and including working evening, nights,
weekends and Bank/Public holidays.
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