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Plant Operations Technician

Nucor Corporation
Brandenburg, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/5/2025

Job Details

Division : Universal Industrial Gases, LLC

Location : Brandenburg, KY, United States

Other Available Locations : N / A

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.

Best Benefits in the Business

  • Yearly UIG specific KPI bonus in addition to Nucor profit sharing
  • Clearly defined career pathways with unlimited growth opportunities
  • Paid Training
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Profit Sharing - 1x year payout that averages around 17% of your annual earnings
  • Tuition Reimbursement - $5,250 year
  • Low-cost medical, dental, vision after 30 days
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Company matching 401(k) plan - we match 17% of your contributions
  • Employee stock purchase plan - we match 10% of your purchase

Go to www.Nucor.com / benefits to learn more!

What You'll Do

  • Monitor Plant Performance : Actively monitor and assess plant performance to ensure optimal efficiency, functionality, and safety standards.
  • Quality Control Unit Membership : Qualify as a key member of our QCU (Quality Control Unit), ensuring all operations meet the highest standards of quality and safety.
  • FDA Compliance : Ensure adherence to FDA compliance programs, following cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) and UIG's internal quality systems.
  • Routine Inspections : Conduct rounds, surveying plant operations, grounds, and equipment. Take readings on critical systems, observe functionality, and document any abnormalities for corrective action.
  • Continuous Training & Process Knowledge : Stay current with QMS (Quality Management System) updates, process-related procedures, and training to uphold regulatory and company standards.
  • Control & Quality Assurance Equipment : Use quality assurance tools and equipment, including process analyzers and gas chromatographs, ensuring accurate and reliable data.
  • Calibration Standards Maintenance : Use calibration standards, including inspection, testing, and measurement equipment, as well as calibration gas cylinders. Perform routine analytical calibrations and adjustments.
  • Technical Expertise : Read and interpret technical drawings, PID's, manuals, and documentation to support plant operations and maintenance.
  • Planned Maintenance Tasks : Safely execute planned maintenance tasks, ensuring equipment and systems are functioning optimally and safely.
  • Cross-Site Support : Provide assistance and technical support to other UIG locations across the country as required, contributing to a unified approach to quality and operations.
  • What You'll Need

  • Education & Experience : Associate's degree, technical school certification, or relevant military or technical experience in the industrial gas industry, or experience in related continuous process facilities.
  • Electrical & Instrumentation Experience : general knowledge of electrical and instrumentation equipment in process plant environments.
  • Shift Flexibility : Willingness to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Overtime & On-Call Requirements : Availability to work overtime as required, with shared on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule.
  • Self-Motivated & Independent : Ability to work independently and take initiative
  • Physical Requirements : Comfortable working safely at heights up to 200 feet and capable of lifting up to 50 lbs.
  • Hand Tool Proficiency : Ability to use basic hand tools such as wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers, etc., to perform maintenance and repairs.
  • Why UIG

    Universal Industrial Gases, Inc. (UIG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor and a well-established, global engineer, constructor, supplier and operator of air separation plants and related equipment and services, based in Bethlehem, PA. UIG owns and operates production plants across the USA which supply both Nucor steel sites and third-party clients 24 / 7 with tonnage quantities of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon as well as exporting liquid cryogenic products by road tanker.

    Nucor is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer - M / F / Disabled / Vets - and a drug - free workplace

    Salary : $5,250

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