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Shifts: Days (Mon – Fri) or shift based considered
Salary: Up to £60,000 plus up to £8,000 relocation support
Location: Somerset
Carding Maintenance Engineer
Are you a mechanical engineer with hands‑on carding experience, understanding fibre behaviour, machine tolerances, and the fine adjustments needed to keep carding lines running smoothly? Yolk Recruitment is supporting a rapidly growing textile manufacturer that has increased turnover by more than 150% in five years. They are looking for a Carding Maintenance Engineer to take ownership of carding machinery performance, reliability, and quality, and this is a rare opportunity to relocate to the South West.
Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on carding machines.
* Respond to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the carding lines.
* Diagnose faults on cylinders, strippers, doffers, workers, lickers‑in, feed systems and delivery sections.
* Perform alignment, clearance settings, tensioning and fine adjustments to maintain fibre flow and web quality.
* Work on machinery such as Trützschler, Spinnbau, Herguth, TAM or similar carding equipment.
* Support rebuilds, strip‑downs and card clothing changes as required.
* Collaborate closely with production teams to resolve quality issues and improve machine performance.
* Contribute to root‑cause analysis, asset care and continuous improvement activity.
* Share knowledge with apprentices, fellow engineers and operators to build internal capability.
* Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company procedures.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential:
* Proven hands‑on experience with carding machinery (standard cards, strippers, or equivalent).
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
* Strong mechanical fault‑finding and strip‑down ability.
* Good electrical awareness (motors, sensors, drives, inverters).
* Experience working within textiles, nonwovens or fibre‑processing environments.
* Ability to work independently and diagnose machine performance issues.
* Understanding of web formation, fibre movement and carding tolerances.
Desirable:
* Experience with Trützschler, Spinnbau, Herguth, TAM or similar brands.
* Apprenticeship in carding or textile engineering.
* Exposure to continuous improvement or reliability projects.
Benefits
* £60,000 basic salary.
* Up to £8,000 relocation support for candidates moving to the Bridgwater area.
* 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (rising to 25 with service).
* Christmas & New Year shutdown.
* Pension – 4% employer / 5% employee.
* Full company uniform.
1. On‑site parking.
2. Access to Wellbeing 360 – discounts, GP services, wellbeing tools and more.
3. Bike2Work scheme.
4. A secure long‑term role with a financially strong and growing manufacturer.
Application
If this sounds like the right fit, please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter Liam Reid. Apply with your CV and feel free to include a short note about your experience with carding machinery. We also offer a referral scheme if you know someone suitable.
Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to contact everyone. If you have not heard back within 7 days, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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