Hickorys Smokehouse
Head Bartender

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Head Bartender
Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career at Hickory's Smokehouse - BBQ is happiness!
Join us as a Head Bartender and we can offer you a package of up to £16.25 per hour including Tip Jar!
You will be a key player in supporting our bar shifts, inspiring our teams to follow your example as a guest led leader. You will support the Bar HOD, being their eyes and ears. Supporting the day to day runnings of the bar shifts with guidance from your Bar HOD. Delivering an amazing team and guest experience while embodying the 5 stars in everything you do. Proactively seeking opportunities and welcome feedback to develop and improve your knowledge, performance and skillset.
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How we will Thank You for being a Hickory’s Head Bartender:
- A package of up to £16.25 per hour including Tip Jar. That up to £3.00 per hour in Tips!
- Section cross training pay increases
- 25% discount for you and 5 friends at all of our restaurants (including Barlounge & Upstairs at the Grill in Chester). This will increase to 50% discount for loyal service
- Be a part of the No.1 business in the "Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the UK 2022"
- Birthday reward - A meal on us for you and your friends every year
- Superb training & progression opportunities with The Hickory’s Academy
- Qualification opportunities whilst working (Up to A Level and Degree level equivalent)
- FREE BBQ / Team food and authentic sodas while on shift
- Christmas Day off work every year
- Paid occasion days off (Wedding Day, Kid’s first day at school, Moving into your first house and more!)
- Up to £500 refer a friend scheme
- Chance to ‘give a bit back’ by joining our fundraising activities for Cash for Kids
- Wellbeing Champions in each of our restaurants to support you
- 24-hour access to our wellness programme


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Please note: To be considered for this position you must have the legal right to work in the UK and be at least 18 years old.
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