Material Handler- 1St Shift!

Why Badger Meter?
Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient. Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world!
What You Will Contribute:
This position is responsible for the support of all departments (plant and administration) in the Milwaukee Facility. Responsible for observing safe work habits and maintaining cleanliness of work area. Proceeds under general supervision. Work subject to process and final inspection in accordance with Badger Meter's quality management system. May be assigned to work in other departments or perform other duties as instructed by management.
Major Job Duties/Accountability:
Packer

• Fills customer parts orders from floor stock and shuttles
• Replenishes stock per service parts shortage report
• Processes inventory transactions in inventory control system resulting from stock replenishment
• Utilize inventory control system to print and review releasable order report and release customer orders.
• Prepares materials for shipment to other Badger Meter facilities and prepares appropriate shipping documents
• Ability to read and understand customer orders
• Prepares and packs customer orders for shipment, double checking parts for pick accuracy.
• Packs parts securely into cartons per most recent department standards and methods
• Maintains carton stock at station
• Processes courier packages through computerized shipping system.
• Packs configured customer orders, Office Services orders, and miscellaneous shipping orders
• Sets up and operates hot stamping and engraving machines as part of the identification procedure for meters and parts

Stores Keeper

• Performs diversified material movement tasks by utilizing hand, power trucks and electric hoist
• Locates, selects, and issues productive materials, parts and assemblies to requesting departments throughout the plant and work centers for current shift production and staging of next-shift start up as directed by management or cell workers
• Receives, counts, weighs, records, prints ID tags and stores production materials and parts and performs the related inventory transactions in inventory control and production reporting systems
• Performs floor to file cycle counts and quarterly inventory audits. Removes ID tags from all reusable containers
• Performs loading and unloading of trucks, pallets, trays, racks and shelves by hand as required or with electric hoist
• Prepares the necessary documents for product processed by outside vendors. Consolidates inventory in bins to reduce storage space needed
• May fulfill pick lists, resupply orders and outside operation orders

Shipping/Receiving

• Performs diversified distribution tasks
• Utilizes power trucks to move product throughout the plant
• Receives, identifies, inspects and enters into the inventory control software all incoming materials
• Delivers the incoming materials and parts to production and support departments
• Ability to read and understand customer orders.
• Locate, prepare and stage for pick-up outgoing shipments, checking quantities against the customer orders and adhering to special shipping and labeling requirements of the material and customer
• Process shipments through the Transportation Management Software
• Loads and unloads outgoing and incoming truck shipments
• Loads trailers and prepares documents for product going to other Badger Meter facilities
• Unloads trailers from other Badger Meter facilities verifying incoming products to supporting documentation

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience
• High School degree required
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to pass internal forklift and hazmat training if applicable
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Maintains open communication and positive working relationships with staff
• Basic math skills
• Ability to read, write and speak English

Working Conditions:

• Depending on the assigned department, must be able to demonstrate the ability to lift up to 60 pounds, and complete an audiogram test

Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

• Competitive Pay
• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases
• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!
• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more
• Educational Assistance - Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250
• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the "EEO is the Law" poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm