23100 - Specialist Production Instructor - Waste Management & Recycling

Ministry of Justice • Lancaster, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a permanent, non-operational, non-rotational instructional role at Lancaster Farms, with no line management responsibilities. The job holder is responsible for day-to-day activities in the Waste Management unit, overseeing waste collection, processing and disposal in accordance with legislation and environmental standards. The role includes managing restricted waste, coordinating contractors and recording waste weights, costs and revenues, while supporting recycling and the effective use of waste commodities.

The postholder delivers training and accredited qualifications to prisoners, maintains training records and adapts learning to individual needs. They also oversee related workshop activities, assess prisoners’ skills, set work schedules and targets, and maintain workshop discipline, security, equipment and safety. The role requires providing waste-management advice to staff and senior management, supporting environmental initiatives, and ensuring compliance with waste regulations and Ministry of Justice strategy.

The position has a standard 37-hour working week and requires regular unsocial hours, including evenings, nights, weekends and bank or public holidays. A 20% unsocial-hours payment is paid in addition to basic salary. The salary is £34,440.

Requirements

• Relevant work experience in a waste-management environment.
• Experience using industrial-standard machinery and equipment.
• Currently hold, or be prepared to work towards, Level 3 or equivalent in a waste-related subject.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Waste Hierarchy and Duty of Care, including Waste Transfer Notes.
• Knowledge of waste permits and exemptions and when they should be used.
• Ability to adhere to GOV.UK regulations.
• IT skills.
• Basic maths skills.
• Basic English skills.
• Ability to fulfil the spoken aspects of the role confidently in English.

Nice To Haves

• Some supervisory experience is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process and dispose of waste from across the establishment in accordance with legislation and environmental standards.
• Manage controls for restricted waste, including shredding and baling confidential waste.
• Liaise with contractors to arrange services such as skip collection and removal of oil and confidential waste, in line with the Facilities Management Contract.
• Maximise returns from waste commodities.
• Record the weight, cost and revenue of waste removed from the site, retain waste transfer notes for the required period, and submit mandatory recycling data to Headquarters monthly.
• Deliver training and accredited qualifications to prisoners, complete course administration, and keep training records and progress trackers up to date with SMART targets.
• Apply the Waste Hierarchy by overseeing workshop activities such as disassembly, repair and refurbishment.
• Apply duty-of-care documentation requirements, including Waste Transfer Notes, and apply for and manage waste permits or exemptions with the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.
• Ensure compliance with current waste legislation and escalate issues to management and the Senior Management Team as needed.
• Advise staff and senior management on effective waste management, promote recycling and appropriate waste disposal, and assist with Environment Committee meetings.
• Share and apply the Ministry of Justice Circular Economy Strategy and relevant sector guidance.
• Complete administration that supports the workshop’s operation.
• Where required, participate in selecting prisoners for workshop work and induct them, including training in health and safety, COSHH, and the use of machinery and tools.
• Support prisoners and tailor learning and training to individual needs; contribute to parole and sentence-planning reports, complete regime monitoring information and update training records.
• Set work schedules and manage targets and quality standards, maintaining contractual delivery arrangements.
• Assess prisoners’ skills against national qualification standards; log attendance and approve hours worked and wages, including piecework where appropriate.
• Supervise prisoners in the workshop, maintaining discipline and supporting their performance, motivation, appraisal and development.
• Maintain regular radio-net communications in accordance with the Local Security Strategy.
• Conduct metal-detector scans or rub-down searches of prisoners entering and leaving their workshops.
• Complete ACCT forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports and Security Information Reports when required, and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges reports.
• Carry out workshop fabric and tool checks, maintain area security, and record tool or equipment faults.
• Undertake planned maintenance on machinery and contribute to health and safety risk assessments for the workshop and specialist areas.

Benefits

• Annual leave, calculated on a pro-rata basis where applicable.
• Nine bank, public and privilege holidays, equivalent to 66 hours and 36 minutes, added to annual leave allowance.
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes.
• Flexible working arrangements, subject to operational needs, policy and completion of a satisfactory probationary period.
• Season ticket advance eligibility after two months’ service.
• Training and development opportunities, including Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti-Bullying programmes.
• Access to promotion programmes and role-appropriate training.
• Security and diversity training and an individual induction programme.
• A 20% unsocial-hours payment in addition to basic pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed