Assembler (3rd Shift $21.70 + $1.00 shift premium)

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:
 

Are you passionate about creating high-quality products and dedicated to continuous improvement? We are seeking a motivated 3rd shift Assembler to join our team, where safety, responsibility, and a positive attitude are at the forefront of everything we do. This role at our clean, air-conditioned Milwaukee facility will start at $21.70 and have a $1.00 shift premium for third shift (Sunday-Thursday 10:30pm-7:00am).

In this role, you will be responsible for the overall assembly process, including building, assembling, testing, injection molding, and packaging a variety of meters or meter reading technology products. Whether you are working with manual assembly, specialty equipment, or automated machinery, you will be a key player in ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to rotate through various workstations within your home department and occasionally work in other areas of the facility, depending on workload and customer orders. We value safety and cleanliness, and you will be responsible for observing safe work habits and maintaining a clean work area.

If you are ready to take on the challenge and contribute to our mission of excellence, apply today and become a part of our innovative and dedicated team!

Job Duties:

• Meter Assembly: - Perform a variety of operations such as assembly of meters, leak testing, meter testing, and packaging of meter products while following safety guidelines. - Assemble products, following work instructions ensuring the highest quality products, meeting company product standards, production goals, and customer specifications and delivery requirements. - Set up and operate meter accuracy and leak test equipment to determine acceptability of product. - 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.

• Molding: - 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.

• Registration Assembly: - Perform highly varied register assembly, sub-assembly and test operations on electro/mechanical units. - Fit and assemble PC board assemblies along with register sub-assembly into register housing for various specialty application registration devices. - Work from simple assembly drawings, routings and standard procedures. - Use equipment such as small arbor press, screwdriver, nut driver, hand soldering iron, ultrasonic welder and computer-run test equipment. - Test assembled register for proper function and accuracy. - Assemble cartons and packages registers/generators for distribution according to customer sp