Sous Chef

Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career at Hickory's Smokehouse.

Join us as a 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 Sous Chef to join our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, as well as coaching and mentoring the team, 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 deliver the very best food that our Smokehouse can offer. Our kitchen’s are not only centres of excellence for Southern style cuisine, they are also important training grounds for our talented team.

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.

Thank You’s & Benefits:

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• \nA generous Sous Chef package of up to £38,000 per year including Tip Jar!
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• The chance to work in one of our £250k bespoke built kitchens, with authentic smokers imported all the way from USA
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• \nExcellent training & progression opportunities – through our award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy
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• \nBirthday reward meal on us for you & your friends - every year
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• \nFree smokin’ BBQ on shift – team food & drinks menu
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• \nChristmas Day off work - every year
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• \nMoments that matter – paid occasion days off (Wedding day, kid’s first day at school, moving into first home & more)
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• \nTeam Player card – 25% discount for you & 5 friends in all Hickory’s (rising to 50% for loyal service)
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• \nRoad trips to the Southern States, Europe & UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities
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• \nWellbeing support & 24-hour access to our wellness programme, plus a Wellbeing Champion in each restaurant to support you
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• Our pledge to a work-life balance – monitoring & managing through our Red Zone
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• A chance to ‘give a bit back’ with fundraising activities for Cash For Kids
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• \nUp to £500 for you – through the refer a friend scheme
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So, if all of that sounds amazing to you and you want to come and be a Hickory's Smokehouse Sous Chef, then click ‘apply’ now!