Basic Job Functions:
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
Properly follow company and OSHA safety procedures. Attend safety meetings and participate in safety program.
Operate heavy equipment of various sizes including cranes and loaders, etc.
Duties include, but are not limited to: loading scrap material onto shredder feed conveyor, pushing shred pile up, moving material throughout the yard, and/or loading trucks and railcars, etc.
Perform daily inspections on equipment reporting any defects or needed repairs to supervisor.
Keep grounds clear of debris while maintaining safety standards.
Operate small equipment such as a forklift or skid steer if needed.
General labor duties that may include but not limited to sweeping, shoveling and general clean-up of any area and/or equipment throughout the yard.
Effectively communicate over radio with teammates for traffic coordination, production, and safety procedures.
Willing to cross-train in other positions and assist other employees as needed.
Other duties as assigned by your manager.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum of 3-years previous heavy equipment operation in manufacturing environments, preferably in the scrap metal or construction industries.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, non-stop environment while providing excellent customer service.
Knowledge of heavy equipment operating principles, hazards and safety precautions as well as mechanical ability.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Ability to adapt to frequent changes of priority and complete job tasks safely and effectively without constant supervision.
Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.
Flexible to work overtime, off-hours, weekends, and holidays in an industrial environment which includes being outdoors in all weather conditions.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bilingual preferred.
Best Benefits in the Business
Competitive compensation
Unlimited Growth Potential
Paid Training
Paid Vacation
Profit Sharing
Tuition Reimbursement
Scholarships
Low-cost medical, dental, vision
Company-paid life and disability
Company matching 401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase plan
Charlotte, NC
Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and special bar quality products. It also engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses.
This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in automotive, energy, agricultural, heavy equipment, and transportation sectors. The Steel Products segment offers hollow structural section steel tubing products, electrical conduits, steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel products, cold finished steel products, steel fasteners, metal building systems, steel grating and expanded metal products, and wire and wire mesh products to general contractors, fabricators, distributors, and manufacturers.
This segment also engages in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); processes ferrous and nonferrous metals; brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, DRI, and hot briquetted iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, as well as engages in the natural gas drilling operations. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals.
The company offers its products through its in-house sales forces; and internal distribution and trading companies. The company was founded in 1940 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.