We're Hiring — Beverage Co-Packing Jobs in Fort Worth, TX

ENGINEERING & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

$32 - $40 per hour

About us:

We run bottling and canning for the biggest spirits and beverage brands in the world - names you'd recognize on any back bar.  It's relentlessly challenging and a lot of fun.

Our best hires come from everywhere: engineering, fabrication, craft brewing, military maintenance and logistics, software startups. What they share isn't a background. It's a mindset: curious about how systems work, precise by instinct, and and more alive when things get interesting. If your background is non-traditional but this description sounds like you, please apply.

About the role:

The Mechanic Tech II ensures high-speed bottling and canning lines run smoothly, efficiently, and with minimal downtime.

Compensation:

$32 - $40 per hour

You will work on:

Production Support

• Ensure every production line runs smoothly, from mechanical systems and packaging machines, to batching, processing, and auxiliary equipment.
• Work with the Production teams, including Line Leads and Production Line Team members. Solicit feedback on machine operation, identify recurring problems, and provide mechanical expertise and training where appropriate.

Equipment Diagnostics

• Utilize advanced troubleshooting techniques to diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems across various production equipment.

Preventive Maintenance

• Work with the Preventive Maintenance Mechanic to ensure production lines are always properly maintained and prepared to run with maximum uptime.
• Make recommendations for necessary spare parts and backup equipment for more efficient performance.

Auxiliary Systems Maintenance

• Troubleshoot and maintain auxiliary systems such as chillers, air compressors, and Reverse Osmosis equipment, ensuring optimal performance.

Fabrication and Equipment Installation

• Execute fabrication tasks such as cutting and welding (MIG, TIG, or stick) for process piping and other system components.
• Work with the Production and Operations teams to coordinate planned downtime to complete installs, repairs, or replacements.

Documentation

• Maintain accurate maintenance logs and performance records for all equipment, ensuring compliance with operational standards and to better understand the impact of maintenance-led initiatives.

About you:

• Experience with filling and packaging equipment, such as fillers, seamers, labelers, motors, servos, and/or pumps and piping, with a focus on maximizing uptime and production efficiency.
• Proficient in diagnosing and repairing variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo drives, and servo motors, including related control systems.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics to effectively troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, particularly 480VAC and 24VDC power, with the ability to troubleshoot electrical components effectively.
• Capability to fabricate and modify equipment and piping systems as required for operational improvements.
• Familiarity with industrial control systems and automation technology, including PLC programming.

Physical, Environmental Requirements:

• The use and wear of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 50 lbs) and perform physical tasks related to equipment maintenance.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment; standing for extended periods; and working in a manufacturing/warehouse environment with variable temperatures.

Very Good Manufacturing is a high-speed beverage production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. We run contract production for leading alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage brands. We specialize in distilled spirits, ready-to-drink (RTD), and canned cocktails, and our high speed canning and bottling lines run all TTB-approved sizes and fill levels. We are the #1 co-packer in the country for 100ml cans (specialty format for craft distilled spirits and high proof canned cocktails), and we have a full on-site R&D Beverage Laboratory for private label beverage concepting & formulation.