Role Profile

Group Profile: Specialist Production Instructor
Band 4

Document Ref.
HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor
Document Type
Management
Version
12.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
02.03.20
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Head of Group
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence

HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v12.0

Group Profile
Group Profile Name
Specialist Production Instructor
Organisation Level
Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focus delivering defined activity or
service.
Band
4

Overview
Job  holders  within  this  Group  Profile  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 Production Instructor - Enterprises should be used.  However, on an exceptional
short term basis jobholders can supervise prisoners in more basic workshops.
This is a non-operational
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

?  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
?  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
?  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 Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work
of area and specialist areas
?  Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and
leaving their own workshops
Job Descriptions relating
The post is non-rotational and will be required to carry out one of the job descriptions
to this Group Profile
within their area of expertise. A sample list of job descriptions is attached below.

Specialist Production Instructor : Amenities and Conservation
Specialist Production Instructor : Commercial Horticultural
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Aluminium Windows Double Glazing
Specialist Production Instructor : Cycle Repair
Specialist Production Instructor : Textiles Garment Manufacture
Specialist Production Instructor : Textiles Sewing Machine Repair
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Machining
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Powder Coating Systems

HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v12.0

Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Sheet Metal Work
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Computer Aided Drawing
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Welding and Fabrication
Specialist Production Instructor : Laundry
Specialist Production Instructor : Livestock Control
Specialist Production Instructor : Plastics Injection Moulding Thermo Plastics
Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Lithographic Machine Minder
Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Origination Lithographic Platemaking
Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Print Finishing & Binding
Specialist Production Instructor : Waste Environmental
Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Assembly Joiner
Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Machinist
Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Finisher Sprayer
Specialist Production Instructor : Manufacturing Promotions
Specialist Production Instructor : Braille
Specialist Production Instructor : Signs
Specialist Production Instructor : Concrete
Specialist Production Instructor : Footwear
Specialist Production Instructor : TV Repair
Specialist Production Instructor : Upholsterer
Specialist Production Instructor : Warehousing and Performing Manufacturing
Operations
Minimum 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 considers to be racist.
Essential Skills/
May be a qualified NVQ assessor.
Qualifications/

Accreditation/
When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be required to
Registration
successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young
People

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium
of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh
Hours of Work and
37 hour week
Allowances

Behaviours
?  Making Effective Decisions
?  Communicating and Influencing
?  Working Together
?  Managing a Quality Service
?  Developing Self and Others
Strengths
N.B. It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential 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
N.B Please check the individual job description relating to this group profile for any job
Requirements
specific requirements and add if required.
?  Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in
related subject
Ability
?  IT Skills
?  Basic Maths
?  Basic English

HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v12.0

Success Profile

Strengths N.B. It is
advised strengths are
Behaviours
Ability
Experience
Technical
chosen locally,
recommended 4-8.
Currently hold or be prepared to
Must have relevant work
Making Effective Decisions

IT Skills
work towards Level 3 or
experience in specialist field
equivalent in related subject
Preferable for candidate to
Communicating and

Basic Maths
have some supervisory

Influencing
experience
Should have experience of
Working Together

Basic English
using industrial standard

machinery and equipment
Managing a Quality Service

Developing Self and Others

HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v12.0