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Production Worker - Molding (2nd Shift)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jul 2025

About the role

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!

Here at Badger Meter, we believe that our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is the very foundation of our success. Our commitment is reflected in our core values, where we strive to create an environment that celebrates differences, encourages innovation, and ensures that every voice is celebrated and appreciated.

We understand that a diverse team brings a variety of perspectives and ideas, which ultimately fosters creativity and excellence. Badger Meter provides opportunities for career growth and development for every employee by creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where they can make meaningful contributions while preserving the world’s most precious resource.

What You Will Contribute:

This position is responsible for overall assembly process, including building, assembling, testing, injection molding and packaging a variety of meters or meter reading technology products. The work is completed through manual assembly, utilization of various specialty pieces of equipment, or automated machinery. Employees regularly rotate through various workstations within their home department and occasionally work in other areas of the facility depending on workload and customer orders. Responsible for observing safe work habits and maintaining cleanliness of work area.

This will be a second shift (2:30pm-11:00pm) at our clean and air-conditioned Milwaukee facility.

Job Duties:

Perform a variety of tasks such as operation of plastic injection molding machines and perform secondary operations to molded parts such as degating, sprue removal and drilling.
May operate and tend to multiple machines simultaneously.
Follow work instructions ensuring the highest quality products, meeting company product standards, production goals, and customer specifications and delivery requirements.
Check parts visually and with the use of inspection tools, gauges, and coordinate measuring machines to ensure parts meet specified quality standards.
Operate computer to check schedules, obtain part drawings, set up work procedures and update manufacturing status of jobs.
Work from dispatch lists or production schedules to obtain required daily output.
Perform part counts and/or scale counts and prepare identification tickets for outgoing materials.

Education and Experience:

High School Degree/GED preferred
0-1 years of related experience preferred

Qualifications:

Ability to pass internal forklift and hazmat training required
Basic proficiency with computers required
Basic skills in math required
Basic ability to read, write, and speak English preferred

Competencies:

Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
Initiating Action: Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive.
Communication: Convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listen actively to others.
Collaboration: Work collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

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