Textile Maintenance Engineer

6 days ago

Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom Yolk Recruitment Ltd Full time £40,000 - £65,000 per year

Textile Maintenance Engineer
Days (Monday-Friday)
£50,000
Bridgwater, Somerset

Are you a time-served mechanical engineer with experience in textiles or fibre processing? Do you know your way around carding machinery and want to join a business that's investing heavily in its people, equipment and long-term growth?

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a rapidly growing textile manufacturer who are on track to increase turnover by more than 150% in just five years. With strong demand and continued site investment, they're looking for a Textile Maintenance Engineer to take ownership of carding machinery performance, reliability and continuous improvement.

This is a rare opportunity in the South West to join a specialist, process-led manufacturer where your experience will have a real impact. Please note, carding machione experience is essential for this role.

This is what you'll be doing

You'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing and optimising a range of carding and fibre-processing machinery. The goal is simple: stable production, minimal downtime and consistent product quality.

Your duties will include:

  1. Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on carding equipment.

  2. Responding quickly and effectively to mechanical and electrical breakdowns.

  3. Diagnosing faults across cylinders, drums, doffers, combs, drives and feed systems.

  4. Working closely with production teams to improve reliability and machine performance.

  5. Keeping accurate maintenance records and supporting CI activity.

  6. Sharing knowledge with operators and apprentices to build internal capability.

  7. Supporting spare parts planning and improving long-term asset care.

  8. Reducing contractor reliance through robust engineering solutions.

  9. Completing all work safely and in line with site regulations.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:
* NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering

* Experience working on carding machinery - cylinders, flats, doffers, combs, feed systems etc

* Strong mechanical fault-finding and strip-down skills

* Good electrical awareness

* Experience within textiles, nonwovens, fibre lines or similar process environments

* A proactive, methodical approach to maintenance and reliability

Desirable:
* Experience with equipment such as Trützschler, Laroche, Andritz, NSC, Dilo, Autefa

* Lean or CI experience

* Exposure to capital upgrades or equipment improvements

And this is what you'll get in return

* £50,000 basic salary

* Relocation allowance up to £8,000

* 22 days holiday + bank holidays (rising to 25 with service)

* Christmas & New Year shutdown

* Pension (4% employer, 5% employee)

* Full uniform provided

* Access to an employee wellbeing and financial benefits platform

* A secure, well-invested site with long-term career stability

Are you up to the challenge?

If this sounds like a good fit, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter Liam Reid.

Apply with your CV, and feel free to include a short note about your experience with carding or textile machinery. We also offer a referral scheme if you know someone who might be suitable.

Please note: due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to everyone. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Keep an eye on our website for future roles.

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