Carding Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Days (M – F) or Shift Based consideredSalary: circa 60,000 (+ up to 8,000 relocation support)Somerset
Are you a time‑served 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 support with 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:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on carding machines
- Responding to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the carding lines
- Diagnosing faults on cylinders, strippers, doffers, workers, lickers‑in, feed systems and delivery sections
- Performing alignment, clearance setting, tensioning and fine adjustments to maintain fibre flow and web quality
- Working on machinery such as Tr tzschler, Spinnbau, Herguth, TAM or similar carding equipment
- Supporting rebuilds, strip‑downs and card clothing changes as required
- Collaborating closely with production teams to resolve quality issues and improve machine performance
- Contributing to root cause analysis, asset care and continuous improvement activity
- Sharing knowledge with apprentices, fellow engineers and operators to build internal capability
- Ensuring 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 Tr tzschler, Spinnbau, Herguth, TAM or similar brands
- Apprenticeship in carding or textile engineering
- Exposure to continuous improvement or reliability projects
And this is what you’ll get in return:
- 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
- On‑site parking
- Access to Wellbeing 360 – discounts, GP services, wellbeing tools and more
- Bike2Work scheme
- A secure long‑term role with a financially strong and growing manufacturer
Are you up to the challenge?
If this sounds like the right fit, we would love to hear from you.
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