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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 r