Prison Industries HQ Engineering Specialist (Ref: 18590)

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

Prison Industries HQ coordinates the national provision of goods and services through prisoner work areas in multiple sectors. By being self-sufficient in things such as clothing, furniture, equipment, documents, food produce and laundering, Prison Industries HQ saves millions of pounds for the taxpayer and provides valuable work experience and sector-specific training for prisoners.

Interviews will be face to face at Newbold Revel Training College.

Overview of the job

• Manage the order process for engineering products from receipt of enquiry through concept, development, costing, production and delivery to customer in support of PSPI.
• Allocating work to suitable establishments ensuring the necessary technical specifications, materials, machines, logistics and workshops skills are in place to ensure customers get products to the correct quality on time. This includes negotiating with customers and production workshops acceptable delivery dates.
• Giving in-depth technical support to establishment technical and management staff by way of workshop design, machine specification, product specification, production processes and quality control systems.
• Working with establishments to achieve adequate manufacture to meet the demands of the internal market.
• Reports to the Engineering Programme Executive, Public Sector Prison Industries.
• This post is national.
• No line management responsibility.
• This is a non-operational role.

Summary

Responsible for design, material specification, production, product quality, storage and distribution of engineered goods for internal market, crown customers and OGD supply requirements with specific responsibility for sheet steel products but not limited to.

Responsible for the specification and procurement of necessary capital plant including new workshops when required.

Responsible for the management and control work allocation.

Responsible for driving up workshop performance in terms of working hours, prison training and production output in nominated establishments.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Manage engineering production in workshops ensuring customer specifications are met whilst adhering to any legal requirements including product testing by independent test houses where required.
• Manage the maintenance of internal stock levels ensuring that works orders are in place to meet predicted demand levels.
• Manage the production of product specifications, overseeing contracted out services where required ensuring that all necessary product testing is carried out and registered.
• Produce technical procurement specifications for both materials and machinery and carry out technical assessment of supply tenders.
• Manage work orders and schedule to establishments in line with contract requirements, ensuring work is allocated fairly.
• Monitor industries performance in engineering workshops, taking corrective action where necessary reporting results to the Engineering Programme Executive regularly.
• Manage the setting up of new product lines in line with new business requirements including the expansion of business to meet the demands of the internal market.
• Provide advanced in-depth technical support to establishments in the planning and developing of new industries with regards to workshop layouts and all Plant and Equipment purchase.
• Provide advanced technical advice to prison establishment staff on production line processes at pre-production and production stages.
• Develop job related training for prisoners in line with product specifications and the Quality Manual at all Engineering workshops.
• Produce full business cases for the purchase of any capital plant and or tools as required.
• Calculate product costs and agree pricing with business development ensuring that current and up to date prices are used and ensure PSPI pricing policy is adhered to.
• Work with the Engineering Programme Executive in the development of an engineering industry sector strategy.

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.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please can you look at the drawings in front of you and tell me in detail how you would manufacture this item and by what means. And how would you go about costing this item.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,148, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £15,686 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

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