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WELDER

Nucor Corporation
Portland, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/18/2026
Job Details

Division: Kirby Building Systems LLC

Location: Portland, TN, United States

Other Available Locations: N/A

Basic Job Functions:

  • Welding steel structural parts as specified per drawing or print.
  • Operating grinder to prepare and finish welds.
  • Operating magnetic drill.
  • Full visual inspection of part ensuring all welds are in place and properly applied.
  • Effectively communicating with upstream and downstream to address safety, quality and efficiency issues/concerns.

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:

  • WQ1 (2G) weld certification
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Can read and understand weld symbols
  • Can use an arc gouger
  • Previous crane certification
  • Previous experience in material handling

Anout Us:

Nucor Buildings Group (NBG), a proud Nucor product group, is one of North America’s largest and most experienced manufacturers of metal building systems. With multiple locations throughout the United States, NBG is proud to design world-class building solutions tailored to meet the needs of any market including commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional. Our brands include American Buildings, CBC Steel Buildings, Kirby Building Systems, and Nucor Building Systems.

NBG offers work/life balance and a variety of benefits and performance incentives. We take pride in connecting teammates to meaningful work and focus heavily on both personal and professional development. Whether your background is in engineering and design, information technology and software development, marketing, or sales, with Nucor Buildings Group you can go as far as your drive and ambition will take you.

Why Nucor?

When you join Nucor, America’s largest steel manufacturer and recycler, you’ll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more, for so many people. And you won’t do it alone. Our supportive culture builds each other up, values family, relationships, and puts safety above anything else. With the freedom to take your ideas to the next level, there’s no end to what you can achieve. This is your chance to build a lifelong career, give back to your community, make the world a better place – and BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

Job Security – Benefits – Bonus Programs

With performance-based compensation, profit sharing, and a no-layoff practice, we take care of our teammates who design, engineer, fabricate, and support the products that define our company.

Join us in driving success and shaping the future of our division. Apply now and become an integral part of our team!

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

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