ROLE: General Maintenance Operative
HOURS: 40 hours per week (Mon–Fri with shift rota and call-out requirements)
LOCATION: HMP Millsike
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a General Maintenance Operative who will support the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance within a secure custodial environment at HMP Millsike.
Mitie Care & Custody (C&C) is driven by a bold vision: to establish HMP Millsike as a place of restoration and rehabilitation, where prisoners can unlock their full potential and make meaningful, positive changes in their lives. We are excited by the opportunity Millsike presents: a blank canvas on which we can paint a bright future for our prisoners. Our mission is clear: to create an environment that empowers, inspires, and supports individuals to re-enter society with hope, purpose, and a life plan. To achieve this, we will set a culture of rehabilitation and restoration underpinned by integrity and high expectations.
- The role involves completing planned and reactive maintenance and monitoring of all prison fabric within scope.
- You will conduct tasks in compliance with Company Safety Policy, Procedures, relevant Codes of Practice, NR, and Statutory Regulations, ensuring adherence to the Company's and Clients' Permit to Work Systems.
- You will liaise with engineers and subcontractors, develop a detailed knowledge and understanding of site engineering services, and support best working practices.
- You must complete all work-related documentation accurately and on time, coordinate connections to existing plant/systems, and use and maintain O&M Manuals and quality procedures.
- Apprenticeship or equivalent, IOSH or equivalent, C&G/BTEC Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Engineering Parts 1, 2 and 3, NVQ Level 3 (multi-skilled engineering), C&G 2079 F Gas or equivalent, HVAC or gas equivalent, or C&G 2391/2 18th Edition IEE regulations.
- Previous relevant experience providing electrical maintenance services in a large, complex environment.
- Basic to intermediate IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, with experience updating central data systems
- 33 days annual leave, plus option to purchase additional days
- Blue Light Card
- Free Mitie shares and the option to purchase more through Save As You Earn initiatives
- Ongoing development and career progression opportunities
- Supportive and inclusive team environment
- Health and wellbeing support services
- Overtime opportunities
- Free onsite parking, including EV charging points
- Free access to onsite gym facilities
- Free meal during shifts from our subsidised staff canteen
- Be a UK citizen, Commonwealth citizen with indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage), or EEA citizen
- Hold a valid and in-date passport with no restrictions on your stay in the UK
- Provide appropriate Right to Work documentation (biometric card with valid passport where required)
- Have resided continuously in the UK for the past 3 years (no trips longer than three months)
- Not have spent more than 3 months overseas at any one time in the past 5 years
- Be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, 5-year referencing and Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance
- Not currently be bankrupt
