About the position
As an Entry-Level Welder at Nucor, you will be responsible for welding low carbon steel, working primarily with 16-7 gauges and wall thicknesses ranging from 0.125” to 0.500”. The ideal candidate will either be AWS/ASME certified or certifiable. Your role will involve performing routine maintenance on the MIG welder and related equipment, as well as conducting welding repairs as needed. You will be required to weld components in both flat and vertical positions, and perform 360-degree welds to ensure structural integrity. In addition to welding, you will position and secure parts using hoists, cranes, and various hand tools. You will also be responsible for clamping, holding, tack-welding, heat-bending, grinding, or bolting component parts to achieve the required configurations and positions for welding. Monitoring the fitting, burning, and welding processes is crucial to avoid issues such as overheating, warping, or distortion of parts. You will examine work pieces for defects and measure them with straightedges or templates to ensure they conform to specifications. Completing all necessary paperwork at each station is part of your responsibilities, as well as participating in job rotation to address cross-training and ergonomic issues. You will assist in relieving bottlenecks in manufacturing processes and monitor the output of quality parts through inspection and record-keeping. Performing 5S activities and complying with all safety work rules, policies, and procedures is paramount, as safety is the most important aspect of all jobs at Nucor. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to uphold safety standards at all times.
Responsibilities
- Weld low carbon steel working with 16-7 gauges and wall thicknesses of 0.125” to 0.500”.
- Perform routine maintenance of the MIG welder and related equipment.
- Perform welding repairs as needed.
- Weld components in flat and vertical positions.
- Perform 360 degree welds.
- Position and secure parts using hoists, cranes, and hand tools.
- Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials.
- Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts, warping, shrinking, distortion, pin holes, or blow through.
- Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Complete all paperwork as required at each station.
- Participate in job rotation through each cell which addresses cross training and ergonomic issues.
- Assist as necessary to relieve bottlenecks in manufacturing processes.
- Monitor the output of quality parts through inspection, scrap records, statistical process controls, and station control sheets.
- Perform 5S activities.
- Comply with all safety work rules, policies and procedures and best practices.
Requirements
- Must complete and pass an internal welding test.
- Ability to read and comprehend blueprints, work instructions, safety rules, and operating and maintenance instructions.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
- Ability to read a tape measure and understand calibrations.
- Must be able to work any shifts and hours, including overtime and weekends.
Nice-to-haves
- 1-2 years of welding experience.
- High School diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Ability to work with hand tools.
