Carding Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Days (M - F) or Shift Based considered
Salary: Up to £60,000 (+ up to £8,000 relocation support)
Somerset
Are you a time-served mechanical engineer with hands-on carding experience? Do you understand fibre behaviour, machine tolerances and the fine adjustments needed to keep carding lines running smoothly?
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a rapidly growing textile manufacturer who have increased turnover by more than 150% in five years. With continued investment across the site, they're looking for a Carding Maintenance Engineer to take ownership of carding machinery performance, reliability and quality.
This is a rare opportunity to relocate to the South West and join a specialist process-driven manufacturer where your carding experience genuinely matters.
This is what you'll be doing
You'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing and optimising a range of carding machinery and fibre-processing equipment. Your work will ensure stable production, consistent web formation and minimal downtime.
Responsibilities include:
1. Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on carding machines
2. Responding to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the carding lines
3. Diagnosing faults on cylinders, strippers, doffers, workers, lickers-in, feed systems and delivery sections
4. ...