Materials Handler

Badger Meter; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Badger Meter is seeking a Materials Handler to sort, count, pick and distribute parts within our warehouse to production and internal customers. The role emphasizes accuracy, urgency, safety, and clear communication on inventory movement.

You will use RF/Oracle pick slips, operate forklifts, perform cycle counts, and ensure parts are labeled and staged correctly for smooth material flow on the manufacturing floor.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a material handling role.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record; strong safety acumen.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and picks kits of parts in accordance with Bills of Materials via RF Smart or Oracle pick slips.
• Ensures picked part kits are properly labelled, tagged and placed in designated staging areas per pick procedure.
• Supports and participates in frequent cycle counts and ad hoc physical inventory counts.
• Maintains that systematic transactions and inventory levels are aligned with physical counts.
• Distributes picked kits to the production floor and internal customers; ensures parts are accounted for and issued to correct locations.
• Processes returned parts from the shop floor per return procedure.
• Communicates material shortages or at-risk parts to the Material Coordinator for timely resolution.
• Identifies and reports pick errors and discrepancies for resolution and continuous improvement.
• Works with leadership to raise material flow inefficiencies and implement solutions.
• Communicates any unsafe conditions or accidents to the manager and team for prompt correction.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Reading schedules

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Outlook

RF/Oracle systems

Scanners

Warehouse/Inventory control software

Job description

The Materials Handler is responsible for sorting, counting, picking and distributing parts within our warehouse, to our internal customers or the production floor based on Manufacturing requirements. The Materials Handler will need to be comfortable with change, understand the importance of urgency and accuracy and possess effective communication skills.

Hour rates based on experience with many opportunities for pay increases and career advancement!

RESPONSIBILITES

What You’ll Be Doing:

• - Prepares and picks kits of parts in accordance with our Bills of Materials Via RF Smart or Oracle generated pick slips.
• - Ensures that all picked part kits are properly labelled, tagged and are placed in the designated staging areas as per pick procedure.
• - Supports and participates in frequent cycle counts and in ad hoc physical inventory counts.
• - Maintains that systematic transactions and inventory levels are in alignment with physical.
• - Distributes picked kits to the production floor and our internal customers; with assurance all parts are correctly accounted for and issued to the correct workstations/ locations.
• - Processes returned parts from the shop floor in accordance with the set return procedure.
• - Communicates any material shortages or at-risk parts to the Material Coordinator for timely resolution
• Identifies and reports pick errors and picks discrepancies to the Material Coordinator for collaborative resolution and continuous improvement.
• - Works together with leadership to ensure material flow inefficiencies are raised and solutions can be implemented.
• Communicates any unsafe conditions or accidents/injuries in a timely manner to the manager and team to facilitate prompt correction or reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

What You’ll Need For Success:

• - High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• - Minimum of 1 year of experience in a material handling role, which includes tasks like picking, sorting, and distributing parts, as well as returning parts from the shop floor.
• - Valid driver’s license and good driving record along with a strong safety acumen.
• - A solid understanding of warehouse operations, including material flows, safe packing methods, and the impact on the supply chain and manufacturing success.
• - Basic understanding of supply chain management and the impact of materials flows on supply chain and manufacturing success.
• - Ability to read schedules for the distribution of parts and use basic mathematical skills as necessary.
• - Good computer literacy, including a good working knowledge of Excel, Outlook, and Warehouse and Inventory Control systems including use of scanners.
• - Strong adherence to safety regulations and procedures.
• - Ability to operate forklift equipment such as counterbalance, reach trucks, and pallet lifts on a daily basis, ensuring safe handling of materials in a warehouse or yard setting.
• - Excellent attention to detail to ensure that parts are accurately picked, labeled, and staged according to company procedures.
• - Physically capable of lifting 50 pounds, standing/walking for extended periods, climbing, balancing, bending, stooping, kneeling, and working in various weather conditions.