Workshop Facilitator - Manufacturing - PeoplePlus Group : Job Details

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Manufacturing Workshop Facilitator to lead, train, and manage a team of up to 35 prisoners in a large industrial workshop setting.

This role involves overseeing daily manufacturing operations, maintaining production quality, and fostering a rehabilitative work environment that supports skill development and positive growth.

As a Manufacturing Workshop Facilitator , you’ll play a vital role in helping prisoners gain employability skills that can aid their reintegration into society. You will work closely with other prison staff and Work & Skills Coaches to tailor training, promote teamwork, and support personal and professional growth in a structured, supportive setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct health and safety inductions, train on machinery and tool use, and adapt training to individual learning needs.
• Develop daily work schedules, monitor production quality, and ensure that all targets and standards are met.
• Lead, motivate, and manage prisoners in the workshop, promoting discipline, productivity, and skill development with a focus on restorative practices.
• Conduct regular risk assessments, ensure the security of all tools and materials, and maintain a safe working environment aligned with prison regulations.
• Log attendance, monitor progress, and complete necessary reports on security, incidents, and personal development.
• Work with Work & Skills Coaches to help prisoners complete employability passports, embedding skills such as quality control and teamwork.
• Manage inventory and stock levels to meet production demands, participating in audits to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.

Requirements:

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial operations role
• Strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills
• A commitment to maintaining safety and security standards

Desirable

• Relevant vocational qualification in manufacturing or industrial operations
• Teaching or training experience, ideally with a recognized qualification (PTLLS, AET, or similar)

If you’re passionate about helping individuals develop skills, foster positive change, and build pathways to future employment, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding role

Please note: This role will be known internally as Industries Instructor

Working Hours:This is a full-time role, 38.5 hours per week, with the following schedule:

• Four days per week: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• One half-day per week: either 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day. 

As part of The Staffline Group, we use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. 

Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow. 

To put it simply, we: 

• Support people to find and keep jobs 
• Help people to set up their own businesses 
• Deliver skills training to further people’s careers 
• Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce 
• Rehabilitate people with convictions 
• Tackle the root causes of offending 
• Help people to live independently 
• Support carers 

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.