Head Chef

Hickory's Smokehouse; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tip jar

Uncapped bonus

Free team food

Birthday meal on us

Christmas Day off

Paid time off

Team discount

Wellbeing support

Road trips

Fundraising activities

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Hickory's Smokehouse invites a passionate Head Chef to lead our bustling kitchen and guide a brigade of BBQ enthusiasts. You’ll be responsible for running the kitchen, delivering our authentic BBQ menu, and motivating the team to achieve exceptional standards.

We offer a generous package up to £47,000 per year including Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus, plus access to our award-winning Training Academy for ongoing development. Join us and shape the future of Southern-style BBQ.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality BBQ dishes.
• Strong focus on food safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen brigade and manage the team.
• Oversee BBQ menu execution and quality.
• Collaborate with training academy for development.
• Ensure excellent guest experience.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

BBQ cooking

Job description

Join us as a Head Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £47,000 per year including Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus!

Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career with Hickory's Smokehouse – join our award-winning team and discover what makes us different.

We’re looking for a Head Chef to lead our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for running our bespoke kitchen, and delivering the very best food that our Smokehouse can offer. You will be working with and leading the team to deliver authentic fresh food-based BBQ menu in one of the busiest restaurants in town.

As the fastest growing, Southern style Smokehouse group in the UK with an award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy, we can offer you amazing 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.

Why join Hickory's?

• Salary up to £42,000 per year plus over £5000+ per year tip jar and uncapped bonus!
• £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

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