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At AE Talent Solutions our mission is simple yet profound: to connect exceptional talent with exceptional opportunities. We are dedicated to empowering organizations with top-tier candidates and helping individuals achieve their career aspirations.
Our client is seeking a dedicated Warehousing & Logistics Industry Instructor to manage the daily operations of the prison’s central industry stores and overseeing a team of up to 18 learners based at HMP Millsike. This role involves training and assessing learners towards warehousing and logistics qualifications (e.g. Level 1/2), managing the secure storage of all products made across industries for external employers, and ensuring efficient stock control and movement of goods.
If you don’t currently hold a teaching or assessing qualification, the company are able to support you through the appropriate qualifications and assessments, as part of your probationary period.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment aligned with prison and industry standards.
- Oversee the daily operations of the warehousing and logistics workshop/stores area
. - Deliver warehousing and logistics training, supporting prisoners to achieve accredited qualifications (e.g. City & Guilds, NOCN).
- Provide guidance, coaching and constructive feedback to develop prisoners’ skills, knowledge, and work behaviours.
- Receive, record, store, and dispatch all products made within Industries, maintaining accurate stock control systems.
- Manage the safe movement and storage of goods, using appropriate manual handling and logistics procedures.
- Develop and implement daily work schedules for prisoners, setting clear productivity targets and quality standards.
- Monitor and report progress against Contract Delivery Indicators (CDIs) and ensure deadlines are met.
- Conduct health and safety risk assessments, ensuring compliance with all regulations.
- Train prisoners in safe working practices, including manual handling and use of equipment.
- Maintain strict control and accountability of all tools and equipment, ensuring compliance with the Local Security Strategy (LSS) and National Security Framework (NSF).
- Record attendance, approve hours worked, and maintain accurate records on prisoner productivity and achievement.
- Provide relevant information for reports (sentence planning, parole, ACCT, SIRs) and contribute to IEP documentation where required.
- Participate in self-audits, meetings and reviews with prison management and external stakeholders.
What you’ll need:
- Recognised qualification in Warehousing & Logistics (e.g. NVQ, C&G, NOCN) A teaching qualification (PTLLS, AET, CET) — or willingness to work towards one.
- Experience in warehousing/logistics operations, ideally in a supervisory or instructional role.
- Level 3 Assessors Qualification or willing to work towards.
- Experience using inventory/stock management systems
Company Benefits
- 30 days annual leave.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to online wellbeing centre.
- Enhanced Wedding leave.
- A paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced Maternity scheme.
- Refer a Friend reward scheme.
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Pension scheme.
- Life assurance.
