Chef de Partie - Berry Recruitment : Job Details

Berry Recruitment National Branch are currently looking for Chef de Parties in Birmingham.

About the Role -

An exciting opportunity arise for a Chef Supervisor to work within our catering team here at HMP Birmingham, B18 4AS, this is a role that involves working with & supervising our Prisoner Workforce.This role is suited to a Chef with a conscientious and innovative approach who will develop and has the commitment to deliver exceptional service in line with our customers and client demands. This is a customer facing role and requires a proactive individual.

What you will be doing -

• Work with a team of chefs and enhanced inmates to deliver meals, 3 times a day
• Supervising and assisting enhanced inmates in the kitchen
• Work alongside prisoner work forces and assist them in cooking meals and preparing food
• You will be responsible for the preparation of basic quality foods within a set pre ordered menu
• Effective and efficient food production in line with recipe sheets
• Full knowledge of all menu items served
• Ensure the kitchen is clean and tidy
• Fill in all relevant paperwork and due diligence forms

The ideal candidate -

• Undertake relevant training as required
• Experience
• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have legal right to work
• Relevant culinary qualification
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience working in a large scale kitchen

Perks of the role -

• Supervising and assisting enhanced inmates in the kitchen
• Working full time 35hrs per week, 4 shifts a week, alternate weekends
• Shifts ranging between 07:30 - 17:15, no late evenings
• Life Insurance and Pension Contribution
• Free on-site gym
• Blue light discount
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free meals on duty
• On site free parking
• Refer a friend scheme
• Love2Shop discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop!
• You will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospect and could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within!
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided.

If you are interested please call Shona Samuel from the Berry Recruitment National Team on or

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.