Bottling Line Process Improvement Engineer

Highland Spring Ltd; Perth; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Spring Group is seeking a practical Process Support Engineer to join our Ochils site Operations team. This hands-on role focuses on keeping high-speed bottling lines safe, efficient and sustainable while collaborating with Engineering, Quality and Maintenance to drive improvements.

You will analyse line performance, lead Lean and Six Sigma–driven improvements and embed best practices with operators and team leaders across the site to stabilise gains and sustain change.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Engineering or related discipline.
• FMCG manufacturing experience, ideally bottling/packaging.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement and line optimisation.
• Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.
• Ability to engage, coach and influence people at all levels.
• Clear, confident and pragmatic communication style.
• Commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement and sustainable performance.
• Experience with OEE improvement and loss analysis is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Support safe, efficient bottling operations across production lines.
• Analyse line performance including OEE, downtime, waste and changeovers.
• Identify and deliver practical improvement opportunities for safety and quality.
• Lead structured problem-solving using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Work with operators and team leaders to embed best practices and asset care.
• Support trials, process changes and standard-setting to stabilise improvements.
• Help simplify and improve SOPs, standards and ways of working.
• Reduce waste across time, materials, energy and water, supporting sustainability.
• Use data to guide decisions, reporting and visual management.

Skills

Lean thinking

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Problem solving

People engagement

Communication

Education

Degree or HND in Engineering

Tools

Lean tools

Six Sigma tools

OEE analysis

Job description

Highland Spring Group is seeking a practical Process Support Engineer to join our Ochils site Operations team. This hands-on role focuses on keeping high-speed bottling lines safe, efficient and sustainable while collaborating with Engineering, Quality and Maintenance to drive improvements.

You will analyse line performance, lead Lean and Six Sigma–driven improvements and embed best practices with operators and team leaders across the site to stabilise gains and sustain change.