Site Services Maintenance Engineer

Imperial Brands; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Brands is seeking an experienced Site Services Maintenance Engineer for their Liverpool site. This full-time position focuses on maintaining a variety of plant equipment, ensuring operational continuity, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, particularly in planned maintenance within an FMCG context, and will be adept at collaborating across teams to enhance efficiency and compliance.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation package

Bonus scheme

Opportunities for growth and learning

Qualifications

• Experience in planned preventative maintenance and GMP environments.
• Strong proactive and disciplined approach to tasks.
• Excellent communication skills for all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and corrective maintenance for plant equipment.
• Collaborate with teams on equipment upgrades and compliance.
• Support operational teams with equipment setup and training.

Skills

Planned maintenance

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer-focused mindset

Education

Level 3 NVQ or recognised engineering qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Role

Join a Global Leader in FMCG Innovation

Imperial Brands is a forward-thinking, inclusive global FMCG business, powered by the dedication of over 25,000 employees worldwide. We’re currently seeking an experienced and versatile Site Services Maintenance Engineerto become a key part of our well-established Site Services team.

This is a full-time, Monday to Friday role (8am–4pm), with occasional out-of-hours support to ensure smooth operational continuity. You’ll be responsible for maintaining and servicing a wide range of plant equipment and associated services, working collaboratively within a multi-functional team across both mechanical and electrical disciplines.

To thrive in this role, you’ll ideally bring experience from a development-focused environment, a strong service mindset when working with internal stakeholders, and a proactive approach with a genuine passion for continuous improvement.

Principle Accountabilities

• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance tasks, while actively contributing to the continuous improvement of maintenance processes and procedures.
• Recommend enhancements to preventive maintenance schedules and advise on spare parts to maximise equipment availability and reliability.
• Collaborate with OEMs and internal teams to analyse technical data, implement equipment upgrades, and support asset projects from design through to handover.
• Provide mechanical expertise across motors, pumps, belts, bearings, pneumatics, and fabrication, including fault diagnosis, repairs, and installations.
• Support operational teams with equipment setup, operator training, and ensure compliance with safety procedures such as Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) and GMP standards.
• Assist with site compliance activities, including audits, contractor documentation, and maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organised work environment.

Skills and Experience Required

• Hold a Level 3 NVQ or recognised engineering qualification, with experience in planned preventative maintenance and working within GMP cleanroom environments.
• Demonstrate a thorough, disciplined, and proactive approach to tasks, with strong organisational and time management skills.
• Possess excellent communication abilities—verbal, written, and listening—suitable for interacting across all levels.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team, with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Customer-focused mindset with a strong commitment to Health & Safety standards and compliance.

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 [e-mail] 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