Carding Maintenance Engineer

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 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

• 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

• Experience with Tr tzschler, Spinnbau, Herguth, TAM or similar brands
• Apprenticeship in carding or textile engineering
• Exposure to continuous improvement or reliability projects

• 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
• Bike2
  
  Work scheme
• A secure long‑term role with a financially strong and growing manufacturer

If this sounds like the right fit, we would love to hear from you.