Line Chef

Line Chef – Hickory’s Smokehouse

Up to £15.66 per hour including tips

Start the next chapter of your hospitality career as a Line Chef at Hickory’s Smokehouse, proudly crowned Best Pub Employer 2025 at The Publican Awards.

Hickory’s Smokehouse is one of the fastest-growing restaurant and BBQ brands in the UK, specialising in authentic American-style BBQ. We’re looking for a Line Chef / Chef de Partie level chef to join our busy, high-energy kitchen team.

This is a hands-on kitchen role where you’ll cook fresh food from scratch, work with authentic BBQ smokers and develop real chef skills — with clear progression and industry-leading training.

What you’ll be doing:

• Cooking fresh, authentic BBQ food to brand standards
• Working across grill, smoke and prep sections
• Maintaining high food quality, hygiene and safety standards
• Thriving in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment
• Working as part of a supportive, passionate kitchen team
• Developing your skills with training and progression opportunities

Our kitchens are busy hubs of BBQ, grilling and smoking, built for chefs who want to cook real food and grow their careers. You work hard for us — and we invest in you.

Pay & Benefits – Why Work at Hickory’s?

• Up to £15.66 per hour, including Tip Jar (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 £500 for you – through the refer a friend scheme

About You:

• Experience as a Grill Chef, Line Chef or Chef de Partie 
• 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

If you’re looking for a Chef job with great pay, real progression and a supportive kitchen culture, click Apply Now and get fired up with Hickory’s Smokehouse.