Mechanic 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. Your work will ensure stable production, consistent web formation and minimal downtime. Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on carding machines 2. Responding to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the carding lines 3. Performing alignment, clearance setting, tensioning and fine adjustments to maintain fibre flow and web quality 5. Supporting rebuilds, strip-downs and card clothing changes as required 7. Collaborating closely with production teams to resolve quality issues and improve machine performance 8. Contributing to root cause analysis, asset care and continuous improvement activity 9. Sharing knowledge with apprentices, fellow engineers and operators to build internal capability 10. 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: * £Up to £8,000 relocation support for candidates moving to the Bridgwater area * 22 days holiday 8 bank holidays (rising to 25 with service) * Pension - On-site parking * 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.