Group Profile: Specialist Production Instructor
Band 4
Document Ref.
HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor
v13.0
Document Type
Management
Version
13.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
31st October 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v13.0
Group Profile
Group Profile
Specialist Production Instructor
Name
Organisation
Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focus delivering
Level
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 prisoner facing role with no line
management responsibilities.
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
HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v13.0
Job Descriptions
The post is non-rotational and will be required to carry out one of
relating to this
the job descriptions within their area of expertise. A sample list of
Group Profile
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
• 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
• Specialist Production Instructor : Vehicle Maintenance and
Valeting
• Specialist Production Instructor : Promotional Printed
Products
• Specialist Production Instructor : Digital Signage
HMPPS OR T 46 GP Specialist Production Instructor v13.0
Minimum
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
Eligibility
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
Registration
holder will be required to 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
37 hour week
and Allowances
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.
Essential
• Must have relevant work experience in specialist field
Experience
• 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
Requirements
group profile for any job 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 v13.0
Success Profile
Strengths
It is advised
strengths are
Behaviours
Ability
Experience
Technical
chosen locally,
recommended 4-
8.
Must have relevant work
Currently hold or be prepared
Making Effective Decisions
IT Skills
experience in specialist
to work towards Level 3 or
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 v13.0