21040 - Woodwork Specialist


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£54,148 - £59,366
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	National, NP10 8FZ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

HMPPS Band 7

Prison Industries HQ is responsible for the central coordination of internal market work, providing goods and services to HMPPS, Other Government Departments and other customers. Over 8 million items are manufactured and supplied each year across a variety of sectors.

This role sits within prison industries.

Summary

Responsible for design, material specification, production, product quality, storage and distribution of Woodwork goods for internal market, sales to crown customers and OGDs with specific responsibility for Joinery.

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

Responsible for C&E/Joinery product design and development aiming to meet internal, commercial and OGD supply requirements.

Working with design contractor as required.

Responsible for Training within Prison Industry Woodwork Workshops.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

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

• To maintain the continuity of work supplied to nominated workshops ensuring compliance with local Prison Regime needs.

• Manage C&E Furniture Programme/Production within the woodwork industry, including product design, ensuring customer specifications are met whilst adhering to any legal requirements including product testing where required.

• Manage the maintenance of internal stock levels ensuring that works orders are in place to meet predicted demand levels.

• Manage any new Woodwork project, which is to include:

o The production of product specifications.

o The overseeing of contracted out services where required.

o Ensuring that all necessary product testing is carried out and registered.

• Produce technical procurement specifications for both materials and machinery.

• Carrying out technical assessment of supply tenders.

• Organise and prioritise work orders and schedule to establishments in line with contract requirements, ensuring work is allocated fairly and that the customer’s requirements and deadlines are achieved.

• Produce costed BOMs using ODM, also load work, discrete jobs, using ODM wherever possible.

• Monitor industries performance in woodwork workshops, taking corrective action where necessary reporting results to Woodwork Programme Executive.

• Manage the setting up of new product lines in line with new business requirements including the expansion of business to crown customers and OGD.

• Provide advanced technical support to establishments in the planning and developing of new industries with regards to workshop layouts and all plant and equipment purchases.

• 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.

• Act as central point of woodwork training at Headquarters.

• Responsible for Internally Verifying all Woodwise Training Centres, working with Assessors and Learners.

• Respond to woodwork enquiries, including internal and commercial markets.

• Produce business cases for the purchase of any capital plant and/or tools as required.

• Set product prices ensuring that current and up to date prices are used and ensure PI pricing policy is adhered to.

• As and when required conduct surveys, visit client sites.

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.

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