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Sous Chef

Hickory's SmokehouseChesterton, Cambridge

Salary
£34k – £36k
Posted
16 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Hickory's Smokehouse is hiring a Sous Chef in Chesterton, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £34k – £36k. 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.

Start an exciting new chapter in your hospitality career at Hickory's Smokehouse - We are thrilled to have been recently crowned the ‘Best Pub Employer’ for 2025 at The Publican Awards! Join us as a Sous Chef and we can offer you a generous package of up to £41,000 per year including Tip Jar! We’re looking for a 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…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Hickory's Smokehouse — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £34k – £36k
  • How this salary compares: about 20% above the £29,918 median across 2,194 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Chesterton, Cambridge · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 7 other live hospitality & catering roles in Chesterton browse them
  • Posted: 16 July 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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