Test Technician

The Role

Join a Global Force in Innovation – Shape the Future with Imperial Brands

Are you passionate about pioneering technology and curious about what’s next? At Imperial Brands, we’re not just imagining the future – we’re building it. As a Test Technician within our Discovery pillar, you’ll be at the heart of upstream innovation, working on cutting-edge devices and technologies that will define the next generation of our products. This is your chance to be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team where your ideas matter and your work makes a real impact.

Principle Accountabilities

• Support Innovation Projects: Work alongside Innovation Engineers to test prototypes and contribute to early-stage technology development within the Discovery team.
• Conduct Testing & Reporting: Operate test machinery, carry out product testing, record results accurately, and produce clear documentation and reports for internal sharing.
• Manage Workshop & Laboratory Facilities: Take responsibility for maintaining a safe, organised, and efficient working environment, including equipment calibration, stock control, and adherence to health and safety standards.
• Prototype & Sample Handling: Assemble and disassemble prototypes, competitor products, and test samples; create jigs and fixtures to support research and development activities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Prepare samples for consumer and sensory testing, support training initiatives, and assist with compliance across innovation projects.
• Hands-On Operational Support: Carry out practical tasks such as preparing materials in formulation and development areas, and managing stock through the warehouse system.

Skills and Experience Required

• Practical experience with data acquisition and logging, as well as confident use of general workshop hand and machine tools.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with a proven ability to complete tasks to agreed standards.
• Highly proficient in IT, with the ability to interpret, analyse, and present numerical data accurately.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively across teams.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in a mechanical or product testing role, ideally within a workshop or laboratory environment.
• Demonstrated experience in producing technical documentation, compiling test data, and presenting findings in a clear and professional manner.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

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. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

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 25,000 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 where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  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.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.

Everyone Belongs