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Junior Sous Chef

Hickory's SmokehouseLamesley, Gateshead

Salary
£31k – £32k
Posted
20 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Hickory's Smokehouse is hiring a Junior Sous Chef in Lamesley, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £31k – £32k. 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 Junior Sous Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £37,000 per year including Tip Jar! 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 Junior Sous Chef to join our passionate brigade of BBQ enthusiasts, you will be responsible for the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, as well as coaching and mentoring the team, and in doing so you will be work…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Hickory's Smokehouse — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £31k – £32k
  • How this salary compares: about 10% above the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Lamesley, Gateshead · Full-time
  • Posted: 20 August 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.

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