Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Head Chef

Hickory's Smokehouse • Iver Heath, Iver

Salary

£41k – £46k

Posted

1 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Hickory's Smokehouse is hiring a Head Chef in Iver Heath, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £41k – £46k. Hickory's Smokehouse holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Join us as a Head Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £51,000 per year including Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus! Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career with Hickory's Smokehouse – join our award-winning team and discover what makes us different. We’re looking for a Head Chef to lead our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for running our bespoke kitchen, and delivering the very best food that our Smokehouse can offer. You will be work…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Hickory's Smokehouse — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £41k – £46k
How this salary compares: about 58% above the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Iver Heath, Iver · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live hospitality & catering role in Iver Heath — browse them
Posted: 1 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.