Senior Sous Chef

Hickory's Smokehouse; East Midlands; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free team food on shift

Birthday meal on us

Christmas Day off

25% team discount across Hickory’s

Zusammenfassung

Hickory's Smokehouse is seeking a seasoned Senior Sous Chef to lead our busy barbecue kitchen in the Head Chef's absence. You will manage the brigade, ensure top-quality, fresh BBQ offerings, and drive efficiency in one of the town's busiest restaurants.

Join our growth-focused team with a respected training academy and clear progression toward Head Chef, plus a culture that values work-life balance and ongoing development.

Qualifikationen

• Leadership in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Experience running a kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Ability to train and develop junior chefs.

Aufgaben

• Run the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Lead the brigade to deliver the BBQ menu.
• Support progression towards Head Chef role.
• Contribute to maintaining the award-winning standards.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Kitchen operations

BBQ cooking

Mentoring

Jobbeschreibung

Join us as a Senior Sous Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £41,000 per year including Tip Jar!

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 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 our 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 our 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 and embraces work-life balance.

Why join Hickory's?

• Salary up to £36,000 per year plus over £5000+per year tip jar
• £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

If that sounds good, or leaves you wanting to find out more, you could be our next Senior Sous Chef.

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