Carding Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Days (M – F) or Shift Based considered. Salary: 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 is supporting a rapidly growing world leading textile manufacturer who has increased turnover by more than 150% in five years. With continued investment across the site, they are looking for a Carding Maintenance Engineer to support an existing team 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.
What you’ll be doing
You will 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
- 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 Trützschler, 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.
Essential Requirements
- 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 Requirements
- 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.
- 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.
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