Head Prep Chef (Pitmaster)

Hickory's Smokehouse; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Birmingham is seeking a enthusiastic Pitmaster to oversee the smoking process and prepare fresh BBQ dishes. This role offers a package of up to £36,000 per year, including tips. You will work predominantly day shifts and be rewarded with excellent training opportunities, employee benefits, and a strong company culture that values work-life balance. If you are a passionate BBQ enthusiast looking for progression, apply now!

Benefits

Generous salary package

Excellent training & progression opportunities

Free food on shift

Discount card for friends

Paid days off for special occasions

Wellbeing support programme

Qualifications

• Experience in BBQ cooking and kitchen management.
• Ability to lead a culinary team and maintain high food quality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and passion for food.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the smoking process of meats and food preparation.
• Lead the kitchen prep team and ensure food quality.
• Deliver an authentic BBQ menu to customers.

Skills

Leadership

BBQ cooking

Team collaboration

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 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.

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!