Sous Chef
Posted 3 days 22 hours ago by Hickory's Smokehouse
Start the next chapter of your career at Hickory's Smokehouse, proudly crowned Best Pub Employer 2025 at The Publican Awards. As the fastest-growing Southern-style Smokehouse group in the UK, we're all about traditional American BBQ, strong teams and real progression.
We're looking for a Sous Chef to join our high energy kitchen team. You'll support the Head Chef and Senior Sous, assist in leading the kitchen team and play a key role in delivering our fresh, authentic BBQ menu in one of the busiest restaurants in town - all while building the skills and experience to progress your career with us.
What you'll be doing:- Assisting in leading, motivating and developing a passionate kitchen team
- Supporting the day to day running of the kitchen and covering shifts when needed
- Maintaining excellent food quality, consistency and safety standards
- Delivering brand led BBQ in a fast paced, high volume environment
- Showing ambition, drive and a desire to progress your career within Hickory's
- Experience as a Senior Chef in a high volume kitchen
- Passion for food and pride in what you cook
- Positive attitude and strong team ethic
- Looking for stability, progression and a great work life balance
- A generous Sous Chef package of up to £39,000 per year including Tip Jar!
- £250k bespoke built kitchen with USA imported smokers
- Award winning training & clear progression opportunities
- Free team foodon shift & a birthday meal on us - Huge BBQ menu with endless possibilities!
- Christmas Day off
- Paid time off for life's big moments (weddings, first day at school, moving into your first home & more)
- 25% team discountacross Hickory's (Rising to 50% with loyal service)
- 24/7 wellbeing support & a culture that truly values work life balance
- Road tripsto the Southern States, Europe & UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities
- Our pledge to awork life balance- monitoring & managing through our Red
- A chance to 'give a bit back' withfundraising activitiesfor Cash For Kids
- Up to £1000 for you- through the refer a friend scheme
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!