Facilities Supervisor

Are you an accomplished Facilities Supervisor with experience managing or leading soft services including Stores, Cleaning, Painting and Carpentry teams looking for your next challenge?

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues – we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

HMP Leyhill runs like a self-contained town, it takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community.

As the General Supervisor, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and coordinate experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, to Cleaners and Administrators, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all.

If you’re ready for your new challenge, quick to learn, enthusiastic and willing to share your skills and experience and contribute, we want to hear from you.

We are growing in the provision of our on-site solutions to the prison service and want applicants with:
– A solid background in facilities management and a knowledge of software such as Planet FM and Microsoft Office
– A full UK driving licence and willingness to drive the company vehicle when required
– Planning and project management skills and an ability to drive change, with an ability to search for solutions to seemingly complex issues
– An ability to source, organise, induct and direct contractors to undertake works on behalf of the business whilst assessing their competencies and ensuring all necessary security clearances have been obtained
– Experience directly managing and leading soft services and/or multi-disciplined teams of at least 10, with confidence to influence people who are not part of your team
– A basic knowledge of HR and Recruitment principles to support interviewing and inducting candidates

About Us:
We are Gov Facility Services Ltd, a non-profit company owned entirely by the Ministry of Justice, delivering safe, high quality and value driven facilities services to 48 prisons over the South and East of the UK with over 1,300 staff. It’s a great time to get involved and help shape the future of the company – and forge a great career at the same time.

Why join us?
Holidays are 25 days per year + Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and also to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

What next?
Apply today and a member of the team will be in touch to agree next steps with you.

People matter to us.
Gov Facility Services is devoted to creating an inclusive workplace where our employees are valued for their skills and experiences.
Our People Strategy places Employee Experience at the heart of everything we do. GFSL is Disability Confident Level 1 and is working towards Level 2. We actively encourage applications from people who will help us build a culture of excellence, focused on Employee Wellbeing, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, and Doing the Right Thing.

As a business we are committed to keeping the prisons we work in safe and decent, we are equally committed to creating a workplace as diverse as the communities we serve – the more perspectives we have, the better decisions we make, empowering people’s access to equal opportunities, no matter who they are or where they’re from, we are really passionate about this and hope you are too.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL’s services will transfer to a private sector provider/providers in Spring 2026. As the programme unfolds we will learn more.

Pride in People – Do the Right thing – One Team
An ISO 9001 Certified Company