Senior Sous Chef

Hickory's Smokehouse; Coventry; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hickory's Smokehouse as a Senior Sous Chef and take a significant step in your culinary career. You'll lead the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, working with a dynamic team to serve authentic BBQ cuisine. Offering a generous salary package and a variety of benefits, Hickory's celebrates both team success and individual growth with excellent training opportunities in a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Generous salary package with bonuses

Excellent training & progression opportunities

Free BBQ meals during shifts

Birthday meal reward

Paid days off for special occasions

25% discount for team members

Wellbeing support program

Fundraising activities support

Qualifications

• Experience as a sous chef or comparable position in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Knowledge of BBQ and fresh food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence.
• Lead and train a team to deliver a BBQ menu.
• Ensure food quality and standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary Skills

Team Management

BBQ Techniques

Job description

Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career at Hickory's Smokehouse - We arethrilled to have been recently crowned the‘Best Pub Employer’ for 2025 at The Publican Awards!

Join us as a Senior Sous Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £40,000 per year including Tip Jar!

We’re looking for a Senior Sous Chef to join our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for running our bespoke kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, 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-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 real progression opportunities as we expand. And, we have a company culture that really cares & embraces work-life – balance.

Thank You’s & Benefits:

• A generous Senior Sous Chef package of up to £40,000 per year including Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus!
• The chance to work in one of our £250k bespoke built kitchens, with authentic smokers imported all the way from USA
• Excellent training & progression opportunities – through our award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy
• Birthday reward meal on us for you & your friends - every year
• Free smokin’ BBQ on shift – team food & drinks menu
• Christmas Day off work - every year
• Moments that matter – Paid occasion days off (Wedding day, kid’s first day at school, moving into first home & more)
• Team Player card – 25% discount for you & 5 friends in all Hickory’s (rising to 50% for loyal service)
• Road trips to the Southern States, Europe & UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities
• Wellbeing support & 24-hour access to our wellness programme, plus a Wellbeing Champion in each restaurant to support you
• Our pledge to a work-life balance – monitoring & managing through our Red Zone
• A chance to ‘give a bit back’ with fundraising activities for Cash For Kids
• Up to £500 for you – through the refer a friend scheme

If that sounds good or does it leave you wanting to find out more? Click ‘apply’ now and you could be our next Senior Sous Chef.