Senior Maintenance Technician (USA - North Carolina)

The business:

Matrix Bottling Group | Morganton, North Carolina, USA

Join One of America's Fastest-Growing Beverage Manufacturing Businesses:
Matrix Bottling Group is a rapidly growing contract beverage manufacturer producing for some of the world's leading beverage brands. Operating highly automated production facilities across the United States, they manufacture a diverse range of bottled and canned beverages in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment where equipment reliability, technical expertise, and continuous improvement are critical to success.

Due to continued growth, they are expanding our maintenance team and seeking experienced Senior Maintenance Technicians for their Morganton, North Carolina facility.
This is an opportunity to join a business where talented engineers are genuinely valued, rewarded, and given the autonomy to make a real impact on production performance.

About the Facility
Their sites operate complex, high-speed manufacturing lines producing a variety of beverage formats, including:

• Blow fill, cold fill and hot fill production
• Still and carbonated beverages
• PET, glass and aluminium packaging
• Tunnel pasteurisation processes

The environment is highly automated, constantly changing, and requires engineers who can think critically, troubleshoot independently, and keep production running.

The role:

Matrix Bottling are looking for Senior Multi-Skilled Electro-Mechanical professionals based in North Carolina, USA, who can quickly diagnose and resolve issues across production, packaging, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems.
This is not a role for someone who simply follows maintenance schedules. They need hands-on problem-solvers who enjoy tackling challenging breakdowns, improving equipment reliability, and supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
Outside of first shift, successful candidates will often be the technical reference point for 1-2 other technicians on shift and will be expected to work independently with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Predominantly 3-shift rotating pattern (8-hour shifts)
• Perform preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance on high-speed manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and automation-related faults.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective solutions.
• Support production line changeovers and equipment optimisation.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, sensors, servo drives, motors and automated systems.
• Maintain pumps, pressure systems, conveyors, filling equipment, case packers, palletisers, coding systems and packaging equipment.
• Utilise CMMS systems to document maintenance activities and equipment history.
• Identify and source spare parts and maintenance supplies.
• Lead and support Continuous Improvement initiatives focused on reliability, uptime, safety and cost reduction.
• Mentor and support junior technicians where required.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, SQF, LOTO, 5S and site safety standards.

The requirements:

Essential Experience:

• Maintenance, Reliability, Electro-Mechanical, Industrial Maintenance or Engineering experience within:
  • Beverage Manufacturing
  • Food Manufacturing
  • FMCG Manufacturing
  • Packaging Operations
  • High-Speed Automated Production Environments

• Pumps and pressure systems
• Motors and drives
• Conveyors
• Electrical controls
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• Sensors and instrumentation
• Automated production equipment
• PLC-controlled machinery

Compensation & benefits:

• Predominantly 3-shift rotating pattern (8-hour shifts)
• Competitive salary with flexibility for exceptional talent
• Market-leading compensation for highly skilled engineers
• Genuine long-term career progression opportunities
• Exposure to state-of-the-art manufacturing technology
• Entrepreneurial culture with fast decision making and high visibility