Hickory's Smokehouse
Bar-Back
Bar-Back at Hickory's Smokehouse, based in Gateshead, North East, paying £12.71 per hour. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £12.71 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Gateshead, North East
- Closing date
- Sector
- Bar Staff
17% below the typical rate for bar staff
Reference 642871737028837533
About the role
Bar-Back
Gateshead
Join us as a Bar-Back and we can offer you a package of up to £15.71 per hour including Tip Jar! 🔥
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!
As a barback, you set the stage for the bar. Restocking the bar, ensuring glasses are clean and place back correctly, as well as being the right-hand man for the Bartender.
Drinks don’t take a back seat here at Hickory’s. They are the bold, daring side-kick to our full-bodied BBQ classics. They demand attention and pack a real punch. Our bars are the heart of our restaurants & the hub for neighbours.
So, if you love guests, ooze personality & you’re eager to develop your art, you would definitely fit in with us. We can offer you real progression opportunities and a company culture that really cares and embraces work life balance. You’ll be rewarded with competitive pay & a host of benefits on offer. You work hard for us, and we will invest in you. Big time.
Why join Hickory's?
🍔A package of up to £15.71 per hour including Tip Jar – that’s up to £3.00 per hour in tips!
🍗£250k bespoke-built kitchen with USA-imported smokers
🍔Award-winning training & clear progression opportunities
🍗Free team food on shift & a birthday meal on us – Huge BBQ menu with endless possibilities!
🍔Christmas Day off
🍗Paid time off for life’s big moments (weddings, first day at school, moving into your first home & more
🍔25% team discount across Hickory’s (Rising to 50% with loyal service)
🍗24/7 wellbeing support & a culture that truly values work–life balance
🍔Road trips to the Southern States, Europe & UK and stacks of enrichment opportunities
🍗A chance to ‘give a bit back’ with fundraising activities for Cash For Kids
🍔Up to £1000 for you – through the refer a friend scheme
Up for the challenge? Click ‘apply’ now – we can promise it will be one heck of a ride!
Reference: 642871737028837533 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 1 Dec 2026 · Listed via Hickory's Smokehouse
Apply for this job
This role is listed via Hickory's Smokehouse. Applications are handled on the employer's site.
Apply on employer siteOpens the employer's website in a new tab.
Signed in? Every job you apply for counts toward your weekly goal and badges. How it works
Safe applying: a genuine employer will never ask you to pay for a DBS check, training or equipment, or move you onto WhatsApp before you are hired. If this listing does, report it and do not pay anything.