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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.\nNucor 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.\nWhat You'll Do\nSafety 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.\nThe Process Engineer drives efficiency and innovation across Nucor Raw Materials Group's 17 Automobile Shredders and 10 Metal Recovery Plants, identifying process, equipment, and technology improvements while staying ahead of industry trends. The role works closely with Advanced Technologies, Engineering, and Maintenance teams, and integrates directly with Nucor's steel mills to align recycled material output with mill requirements, develop new material uses, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure new processes meet quality standards. Beyond hands-on plant support, the role designs and supervises tests, tracks performance metrics, and maintains documentation to continuously improve plant operations.\nTravel for this role ranges from 30-40%\nDuties of the role include but are not limited to:\nAssists in determining the best methods, processes, and equipment that optimize plant efficiencies across Nucor Raw Materials Group’s 17 Automobile Shredders and 10 Metal Recovery Plants.\nStays current with automobile shredder and non-ferrous metal recovery technologies and recycling industry trends.\nWorks with Nucor’s Advanced Technologies Group to investigate, test, and develop new uses for the plastics, metals, glass, and organic material in Automobile Shredder Residue.\nWorks with Project/Mechanical Engineering Group, Controls/Electrical Engineering Group, and Maintenance Engineering Group to ensure new processes and equipment meet process and quality standards.\nCollaborates with Nucor's steel mills to align recycled material specifications and delivery with mill production needs.\nTroubleshoots and corrects production downtime, quality, and efficiency issues at facilities.\nUpdates and maintains process documentation.\nTracks, analyzes and reports on plant metrics.\nDevelops testing protocols. 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Supervises tests to ensure complete data capture and validity.\nIdentifies and analyzes opportunities for improvement within the plants.\nPerforms other projects as assigned.\nWhat We're Looking For\nRequired:\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Metallurgical, or Environmental Engineering (or related field)\n3 years of relevant experience\nHands-on operational experience in a manufacturing, industrial, recycling/metals, or steel mill environment preferred\nExposure to process improvement, Lean/Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies a plus\nPreferred:\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills (troubleshooting downtime, quality, efficiency issues)\nData analysis and reporting skills (tracking plant metrics)\nAbility to design and run structured tests/experiments\nStrong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills (works with multiple engineering groups)\nProficiency with process documentation and technical writing \nPay, Benefits & Career Growth\nPaid Weekly with Bonus and Profit Sharing\nClearly defined career pathways with unlimited growth opportunities \nPaid Training\nPaid Vacation - 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