Chief Metallurgist - Military Veterans
at Nucor Corporation
Job Details
Division: Nucor Steel Decatur LLC
Location: Decatur, AL, United States
Other Available Locations: N/A
DATE POSTED: 12/09/2024
DEADLINE: 12/23/2024
Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.
Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.
Basic Job Functions:
Nucor Steel Decatur is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Chief Metallurgist. This position is responsible for providing leadership for the Quality Department and for developing an effective strategy incorporating all departments to achieve the quality goals of the division through a team-oriented and cooperative approach. Acting as a technical resource, this position will be directly involved in new product development, evaluating, and resolving customer claims, review of product inquiries, failure analysis, coordinating continuous improvement projects, and support for the production teams. This position oversees technical service and is a main point of contact for customers, providing technical support, seeking new business opportunities, and conducting educational programs. The Chief Metallurgist is a safety and environmental advocate and will help to add value to the safety and environmental culture of the division. 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in metallurgy, materials science engineering or technical degree
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five years of steel industry experience
- Nucor supervisory or leadership experience
- Experience in steelmaking process optimization and new product development.
- Masters in Metallurgy
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace
Decatur, AL
Our workforce performs like none other in the steel industry, because we believe every person who works here is part of our team. Our pay-for-performance system and lack of corporate hierarchy reward teammates for their decision making, and by paying weekly production incentive bonuses, teammates are motivated to find new ways to be more efficient and more productive. And since everyone has an equal voice at Nucor, we encourage our teammates to bring us their new ideas.