**Hickory's Smokehouse is coming to Thornaby (TS17) in time for the festive season!** **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 General Manager and we can offer you a generous package of up to £51,000 per year including Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus!** We're looking for a General Manager who can inspire \& motivate a team with a strong focus on our guests. You'll be responsible for upholding our culture \& values, championing standards, and leading a team of over 100 to deliver an authentic, fresh-food-based BBQ menu in one of the busiest restaurants in town! If you are a passionate Manager, with experience in training \& running flagship restaurants and are looking for your next big step on the hospitality ladder, then we want to hear from you. As the fastest-growing Southern-style smokehouse group in the UK, with our award-winning Hickory's Training Academy, we offer amazing opportunities as we continue to expand. We also pride ourselves on a company culture that truly cares and embraces work-life balance. Apply now \& we can tell you more about it! **Thank Yous \& Benefits:** * **A generous General Manager package of up to £51,000** per year including **Tip Jar plus uncapped bonus!** * **Excellent training \& progression opportunities** -- through our award-winning Hickory's Training Academy. * **Qualification opportunities** as you working (up to A-Level \& Degree level equivalent). * **Birthday reward meal** on us for you \& your friends - every year. * **Free smokin' BBQ on shift** -- team food \& drinks menu. * **Christmas Day off work** - every year. * **Moments that matter** - Paid occasions days off (Wedding day, kid's first day at school, moving into first home \& more). * Team Player card --**25% discount for you \& 5 friends in all Hickory's** (rising to 50% for loyal service). * **Road trips** to the Southern States, Europe \& UK and stacks of **enrichment opportunities**. * **Wellbeing support** \& 24-hour access to our wellness programme. * Our pledge to a **work-life balance** -- monitoring \& managing through our Red Zone. * A packed **team social \& engagement** calendar \& annual team party. * A chance to 'give a bit back' with **fundraising activities** for Cash For Kids * **Up to £500 for you** -- through the refer a friend scheme If that sounds good or you want to find out more? Click '**apply**' now and you could be our next General Manager! REF: INDSP GMMB