Job Description

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!

Join us as a Pitmaster and we can offer you a generous package of up to 36,000 per year including

Tip Jar!

We're looking for a Pitmaster to join our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, lead our prep team, overseeing the whole smoking process of our meat! You will be working with and leading the team to deliver an authentic fresh-food based BBQ menu in one of the busiest restaurants in town.


As a Pitmaster, you would be working predominantly day-time shifts with 1 or 2 evenings per week!


You'll be rewarded with inspirational road trips, competitive salaries & a host of benefits on offer. 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.

Thank You's & Benefits:

A generous Pitmaster package of up to 36,000

per year including Tip Jar! 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 1000 for you

- through the refer a friend scheme

So, if all of that sounds amazing to you and you want to come and be a Hickory's Smokehouse

Head Prep Chef (Pitmaster)

, then click 'apply' now!