Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services
HMP Millsike- General Maintenance Operative
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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.
Role Responsibilities
- Completing planned and reactive maintenance and monitoring of all prison fabric within scope.
- Conducting 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.
- Liaising with engineers and subcontractors, developing a detailed knowledge and understanding of site engineering services, and supporting best working practices.
- Completing all work-related documentation accurately and on time, coordinating connections to existing plant/systems, and using and maintaining O&M Manuals and quality procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 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
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What's in it for you?
- 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
Additional Benefits
- 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
What We Are Looking For
- 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
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
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We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Nikita Srivastava at nikita.srivastava@mitie.com.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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