QC Lead - Nucor Towers & Structures

Expand Beyond with Nucor

Nucor Towers and Structures (NTS) is a new entity within Nucor, the largest recycler and largest manufacturer of steel and steel products in North America, focused on the execution of our strategy to “Expand Beyond” our core business. As a part of Nucor’s New Markets product group, NTS is focused on the exciting growth potential in the power distribution market. 

For a brief video about NTS, please visit the following link: NTS Update Video

Why Nucor?

With a firm commitment to our teammates, strong benefits and performance incentives, it’s easy to see why Nucor is named one of America’s best employers and ranked as the #1 employer in its industry by Fortune Magazine. For more information on our benefits go to Nucor.com/benefits.

We work together to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment. While delivering the highest quality products and service for our customers, we lead the steel industry in environmental responsibility. Joining our team means working with people who have your back and are invested in helping you build a strong future. You will never stop learning at Nucor – and when you are ready to take the next step in your career, we’re ready, too.

Basic Job Functions:

The Quality Lead responsibilities include but are not limited to, overseeing all aspects of quality, including fit and function, along with documentation compliance. Serves as the facility's Leadership Representative on his/her respective shift. Assisting team members with interpreting shop drawings, QMS requirements, and customer specifications, including obtaining clarification from other functions to ensure that quality requirements are understood and met. Help execute the overall quality strategy to meet the Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures (ASCE48), the American Welding Society D1.1 requirements, and Nucor Towers and Structures objectives.

•  Support the implementation of quality management systems, best practices, and processes
• Contain, evaluate, and disposition nonconforming products; investigate the root cause of nonconformances.
• Assist team members with completing any certifications necessary to perform their duties.
• Train the team on quality requirements, procedures, testing, and usage of measuring tools
• Identify potential areas of risk and make recommendations for solutions.
• Identify process improvement initiatives and help execute projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC)
• Work with the plant team on root cause analysis and corrective action resolutions. Perform inspection and testing duties as required by customer specifications and other requirements that provide acceptance criteria for NTS products.
• Other duties as assigned by the Quality Supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associate's degree with at least 3 years of quality control/Non-Destructive Testing experience, OR
• At least 5 years of quality control experience in a manufacturing/fabrication facility.
• 5+ years of experience with AISC or ISO quality systems.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards, shop drawings, and customer specifications.
• Highly adaptable, able to quickly adjust to shifting priorities in a dynamic work environment while maintaining a positive attitude and a proactive approach to getting things done promptly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently and make informed, rational, data-driven decisions with minimal supervision.

Detailed Selection Criteria:

•    Judgement/Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
•    Initiative – Being proactive with seeking out work that needs to be done and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
•    Dependability – Being reliable, responsible, and committed to fulfilling obligations.
•    Communication – Effectively expresses ideas or tasks to an individual or group.  Demonstrates effective listening skills through receiving feedback, following instructions and showing a genuine interest in others.
•    Organizing, Planning & Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans for prioritizing, organizing, and accomplishing individual work and/or the work of the team.
 

Preferences:

• NDT inspection experience.
• UT Level II certification with shear wave experience.
• MT Level II certification.
• AWS D1.1 weld inspection experience.
• Structural steel fabrication experience.
• AWS CWI certification preferred.
• BS in Leadership or Business Administration
• NDT Level II in Ultrasonic Shear wave, Magnetic Particle and Visual Testing
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector
• Extensive knowledge of AWS D1.1 code