About us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by over 27,500 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo. Our agility and entrepreneurial spirit, alongside award winning development programmes, enable innovation and success while creating exciting and rewarding career choices.

As we move forward, our customers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The Role

12 Month, Fixed Term Contract

A Test Technician role within the R&D pillar of the Innovation function working within the Device Development team. Reporting to the Test & Compliance Engineer, the role plays a key part in supporting the Engineers on new product development projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist Development Engineers to test prototypes
• Work on new technology projects and product developments
• Running test machines
• Complete product testing activities, together with capture of results and creating reports/documentation
• Create documents/reports to communicate test procedures/results in line with company standard
• Operate, maintain and commission workshop equipment
• Ensure H&S standards and good working practices are maintained within the workshop
• Support of new product development in line with agreed project plans
• Provide ongoing support for current engineering projects
• Produce jigs and fixtures in support of R&D, prototype assembly and testing activities
• Assembly/disassembly of prototypes and test samples
• Prepare product samples for consumer and sensory testing
• Ensure upkeep of workshop standards, test equipment, tools, provisions and consumables
• Support internal training and project compliance requirements
• Other practical activities e.g. preparation of samples in the Formulation facility, manufacture of consumer trial materials in the development facility, booking in materials through the warehouse

Key Skills, Education & Experience

Essential

• HND/Degree qualification in Engineering
• Experience with data acquisition and data logging
• Ability to use/operate general workshop Hand/Machine tools
• Planning and completing work to agreed standards
• Highly computer literate, with the ability to interpret and analyse numerical data
• Very good English language skills
• Significant experience in a mechanical/product testing role
• Exposure to workshop environment and test equipment
• Creation of technical documents and reports
• Compiling and presenting data

Desirable

• Experience in the electronic and mechanical testing of electronic products
• Experience with technical documents, works procedures and/or test standards
• Familiarity with EVP and/or HT products

What We Offer

Competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, and 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with an additional 4 days on top to cover the Christmas period), corporate discounts, Health Cash Plan, and other wellbeing initiatives. 

Imperial Brands is committed to inclusiveness and creating a work environment where differences are expected, accepted, and valued and people feel like they belong. We embrace diversity in our workforce, as part of this, there are four employee resource groups focused on Gender, Disability, LGBTQ+, and Ethnicity which any employee can join. 

If you’re a person with a disability or have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments for you during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self.

Next Steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV highlighting their suitability for the role.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial.

We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions, or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants.

We welcome talented people with stories to tell, who can bring fresh thinking, new ideas and different experiences to our business and believe in enabling every person to succeed; to deliver their best performance and realise their full potential.

We understand that these are the things that make you ‘you’ and if you join us, we’ll support you in being able and confident to share your whole self with us.

We look forward to hearing from you! Please click here resourcing@uk.imptob.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

Don’t talk yourself out of applying.