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ROLE: General Maintenance Operative
LOCATION: HMP Millsike, York
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 to support the delivery of safe, compliant, and high‑quality maintenance services at HMP Millsike, a modern custodial facility focused on rehabilitation, restoration, and positive outcomes.
Mitie Care & Custody is driven by a bold vision to create environments that empower individuals, promote safety and respect, and support meaningful rehabilitation within a forward‑thinking custodial setting.
Role Responsibilities:
Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across prison fabric and building services assets.
Complete PPM and helpdesk tasks in line with contract requirements and SHE standards.
Ensure full compliance with health & safety, permit‑to‑work, statutory, and site‑specific regulations.
Liaise with engineers and subcontractors, maintaining a strong understanding of site systems and services.
Accurately complete all maintenance documentation and support 24/7 site operations via shift rota and call‑out.
Required Qualifications: applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.
What's in it for you?
Opportunity to work in a new‑build, modern custodial facility.
Full training and development provided where applicable.
Inclusive and supportive workplace welcoming veterans, career‑changers, and diverse backgrounds.
A role that contributes to safety, rehabilitation, and positive social impact.
Stable employment in a 24/7 operational environment.
Additional Requirements (Security & Vetting):
Right to Work in the UK with valid, in‑date documentation.
Continuous UK residency for the past 3 years, with limited overseas travel.
Successful completion of Enhanced DBS, 5‑year referencing, and CTC vetting.
Applicants must not be currently bankrupt.
There's a place for you at Mitie – join us today!
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.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
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.
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.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.
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