Machator hails from Bonakye in the Nkwanta South Municipal District of the Oti Region.
He studied History and Linguistics at the University of Ghana at Legon where he graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree.
He went on to the University of Cape Coast where he obtained the Master of Arts in Communication.
[3] Machator later joined the Ghana Prisons Service, where he served as the Central regional public relations officer.
Prior to his appointment to political office, he was the head of public affairs at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, now the University of Media, Arts and Communication.