Hickorys Smokehouse
Bartender
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Bartender
Bartender – Join Our Award-Winning Team at Hickory’s Smokehouse!
We’re excited to announce we’ve been crowned the ‘Best Pub Employer’ for 2025 at the Publican Awards—so we think you’d fit right in!
At Hickory’s Smokehouse, our bars are the heart of our restaurants and the hub for everyone in the neighbourhood. If you love guests, have big personality, and want to develop your bartending skills, we could really use someone like you.
Yes, Anybody Can Pull a Pint… But Can You Do This?
- Mix a killer Margarita?
- Make guests feel welcome and connect with them?
- Take great care of our bold drinks menu?
We don’t just serve drinks—we serve our guests the perfect combo of BBQ and boozy boldness, and we put our bars front and centre in that experience.
Who We’re Looking For
- Experienced bartenders looking to chase new adventures—or barbacks ready to step up in a supportive, growth-focused team.
- The perfect mix of talent, hustle, and charm—**someone who eats, breathes, and sizzles with enthusiasm!
Responsibilities
This isn’t your average pint-pulling gig—it’s a chance to be part of something passionate, fun, and full of opportunity. Here’s what you’ll be doing:
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- Handling pre-shift prep, drink service, and post-shift responsibilities—with efficiency and flair.
- Ensuring our full drink menu is expertly crafted—whether cocktails, craft beers, or all-American classics.
- Engaging and creating an unforgettable guest experience—followed by the occasional laugh (or deep conversation).
- Boosting teamwork and bar performance alongside our dynamic team.
- Offering ongoing progression—because we step up for you.
Why You’ll Love It Here
We want this role (and your career) to be more than just a job. We prioritise growth, wellbeing, community, and rewarding extra-miles ethos:
- Up to £16.00/hr including Tip Jar—up to £3.00/hr in extra tips—plus deserved commission.
- Exceptional, all-access training through our award-winning Hickory’s Training Academy to help you build real skills.
- Qualification support while you work—up to A-Level and degree-level equivalent.
- Exclusive Benefits:
- A birthday meal-for-all included in the restaurant.
- Free smokin’ BBQ & drinks each shift, plus a team menu.
- Paid occasions days off for life milestones (weddings, child birthdays, moving into your first home).
- Christmas Day off every year—because it’s yours.
- A Team Player card for 25% personal/5 friends discount throughout our restaurants & clubs—up to 50% for long-term loyalists.
- 24/7 wellbeing support, plus our ethics-driven Red Zone work-life balance monitoring.
- Cash For Kids fundraising—because we believe in giving back.
- £500 referral bonus for every successful hiring recommendation.
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“If you’re up for the challenge,” we’re message at heart to you—come work alongside the people who will get you fired up, skilled up, and sent home proud every day.
Important Notes
To apply, you must be 18+ and have the right to work in the UK. Good luck—and go big. Get excited, click ‘apply’, and let’s make it happen.
Hurry, openings aren’t freezing themselves! Drinks will be served the moment we clink ‘on board’.
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