Chef

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 Chef and enjoy a generous package of up to £15.66 per hour including Tip Jar! Real chefs wanted. To cook real food… Sounds simple, but it’s a key ingredient for our chefs. Learn authentic BBQ cooking and become a master of the flames, taking your career to a new level.

Our kitchens are vibrant hubs of excellence for BBQ, grillin’, smokin’, and training. We offer real progression opportunities and a company culture that values work-life balance. We invest in our team because you work hard for us.

If you’re a passionate chef eager to master authentic BBQ cooking, apply now and join our team!

• Up to £15.66 per hour including Tip Jar — that’s up to £3.00 per hour in tips!
• Work in a bespoke kitchen with authentic smokers imported from the USA
• Excellent training & progression via our award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy
• Birthday reward meal for you & friends each year
• Free BBQ on shift — team food & drinks menu
• Christmas Day off work annually
• Paid occasion days off (weddings, children’s first days at school, moving, and more)
• Team Player card — 25% discount for you & 5 friends, rising to 50% with loyalty
• Wellbeing support & 24-hour access to our wellness programme, with a Wellbeing Champion in each restaurant
• Team social events, challenges, pizza nights, and more
• Fundraising activities for Cash For Kids
• Referral scheme offering up to £500

Ready for the challenge? Click apply now — it’ll be one heck of a ride!