Grill Chef

Join us as a Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £16.11 per hour including Tip Jar! 🔥

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! Real Chefs Wanted. To Cook Real Food….Sounds like a basic request - it’s a key ingredient for our chefs. Learn the art of authentic BBQ cooking and become a master of the flames as we take your career to a whole new level.

Our kitchens are busy places, hubs of excellence for BBQin, grillin’ & smokin’ & training grounds for our talented team. We can offer you real progression opportunities and a company culture that really cares and embraces work life balance. You work hard for us, and we will invest in you. Big time.

So, if you are a passionate chef who would love to master the art of authentic BBQ cooking, apply now & join the gang.

Why join Hickory's? 🍔A package of up to £16.11 per hour including Tip Jar - that’s up to £3.00 per hour in tips!

🍗£250k bespoke-built kitchen with USA-imported smokers 🍔 Award-winning training & clear progression opportunities 🍗 Free team food on 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 discount across Hickory’s (Rising to 50% with loyal service)

🍗24/7 wellbeing support & a culture that truly values work-life balance

🍔 Road trips to the Southern States, Europe & UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities 🍗A chance to ‘give a bit back’ with fundraising activities for Cash For Kids

🍔Up to £1000 for you - through the refer a friend scheme

Up for the challenge? Click apply now - we can promise it will be one heck of a ride!