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Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career at Hickory's Smokehouse - We are thrilled to have been recently crowned the 'Best Pub Employer' for 2025 at The Publican Awards! Join us as a Junior Sous Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £38,000 per year including Tip Jar! We’re looking for a Junior Sous Chef to join our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, motivate the team through those busy periods, and in doing so you will be working towards becoming a Head Chef yourself. You will be working with and leading the team to deliver authentic fresh food and delivering the very best food that our Smokehouse can offer. As the fastest growing, Southern style Smokehouse group in the UK with an award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy, we can offer you real progression opportunities as we expand. And, we have a company culture that really cares & embraces work-life – balance. We are really going places – and we want to take you with us.
Job Responsibility
Responsible for the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
motivate the team through busy periods
work towards becoming a Head Chef
work with and lead the team to deliver authentic fresh food
deliver the very best food that the Smokehouse can offer
Requirements
Be responsible for the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
motivate the team through busy periods
work towards becoming a Head Chef
work with and lead the team to deliver authentic fresh food
deliver the very best food that the Smokehouse can offer
What we offer
Tip Jar up to £5000+ per year
work in £250k bespoke built kitchens with authentic smokers from USA
excellent training and progression through Hickory's Training Academy
birthday reward meal on us for you and your friends every year
free smokin' BBQ on shift team food and drinks menu
Christmas Day off every year
moments that matter paid occasion days off (wedding day, kid's first day at school, moving into first home and more)
Team Player card 25% discount for you and 5 friends in all Hickory's (rising to 50% for loyal service)
road trips to the Southern States, Europe and UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities
wellbeing support and 24-hour access to wellness programme plus Wellbeing Champion in each restaurant