HMP Millsike - Electrical Maintenance Operative

LOCATION: HMP Millsike, North Yorkshire

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 an Electrical Maintenance Operative to deliver planned and reactive maintenance services at HMP Millsike, a modern custodial facility focused on rehabilitation, safety, and positive outcomes.

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ROLE: Electrical Maintenance Operative

HOURS: 40 hours per week

LOCATION: HMP Millsike, North Yorkshire

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 an Electrical Maintenance Operative to deliver planned and reactive maintenance services at HMP Millsike, a modern custodial facility focused on rehabilitation, safety, and positive outcomes.

Role Responsibilities

• Deliver planned and reactive electrical maintenance in line with BS 7671 and site standards.
• Maintain compliance with health & safety, SHE, and statutory regulations at all times.
• Complete maintenance documentation accurately, updating systems and records as required.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, contractors, and management to resolve issues.

Required Qualifications

• 18th Edition (BS 7671) qualification
• Level 3 NVQ diploma in installing Electrotechnical systems and Equipment.
• AM2 passed
• Proven experience providing electrical maintenance services in a large, complex environment. Practical knowledge of building services systems including power distribution, fire, security, HVAC, and public health.

What's in it for you?

• Full training and development provided where required.
• Opportunity to work within a secure, purpose‑driven custodial environment.
• Inclusive workplace welcoming veterans, career‑changers, and diverse backgrounds.

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.

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.
• 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

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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