At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure carding machines run smoothly with hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Company: Join a rapidly growing textile manufacturer in the beautiful South West.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, relocation support, generous holiday, and wellbeing perks.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for career growth and skill development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a specialist environment where your skills are valued.
- Qualifications: Hands-on carding experience and NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 30708 - 40000 £ per year.
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 world leading 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 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. Your work will ensure stable production, consistent web formation and minimal downtime.
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on carding machines
- Responding to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the carding lines
- Performing alignment, clearance setting, tensioning and fine adjustments to maintain fibre flow and web quality
- 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 Trtzschler, 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? Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter Liam Reid. We also offer a referral scheme if you know someone suitable.
Maintenance Fabric Engineer employer: Yolk Recruitment Limited
At MERITUS, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering our Electrical Technicians a dynamic work environment in Telford, Shropshire, where innovation meets opportunity. With competitive salaries ranging from £28,000 to £35,000 and the unique chance to travel internationally to countries like Japan, Europe, and the USA, we foster a culture of growth and collaboration, ensuring our employees are equipped with the skills and experiences needed for their professional development. Join us to be part of a team that values quality, safety, and excellence in delivering automation solutions across various industries.
