Detailer Trainee

Date: Dec 22, 2025

Location: El Paso, IL, US, 61738

Company: Nucor

Job Details

Division: American Buildings Company - IL

Location: El Paso, IL, United States  

Other Available Locations: N/A

 

Base Hourly Rate Range: $22.72 – $23.85

Bonus Type: This position is eligible for annual bonuses.

Annual Return On Assets Bonus Percentage (5 year average) = 20.7% of eligible earnings

Annual Profit Sharing Bonus Percentage (5 year average) = 20% of eligible earnings

Basic Job Functions:

American Buildings Company, A Nucor Company, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Detailing Trainee at our facility in El Paso, IL.  This position has the potential to grow into greater responsibilities with 3D Bim Modeling.  This is an entry level position.   

 

As a Detailing Trainee you will be responsible for reviewing contract documents, working with the engineering team, reviewing engineering documents for consistency, creating anchor bolt drawings, and creating permit/approval drawings to ensure all building components fit together correctly as part of a complete design solution.   Projects can range from hours to days depending on size and complexity.  This will include:

 

  • Creating construction anchor bolt drawings
  • Creating permit/approval drawings
  • Review contract documents for accuracy and consistency
  • Collaborating with engineers
  • Produce deliverables with dynamic and time-sensitive timelines
  • Creating electronic 3D models of custom-building systems using 3D drafting software 

 

 

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 Requirements:

  • Experience operating Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software 
  • High school degree (or equivalent)
  • Basic math, geometry and trigonometry skills
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US (Nucor will not sponsor the need for a visa now or in the future)

Preferences:

  • Associate’s degree, two-year vocational school certification with a focus in any of the following: architecture, drafting, construction management or engineering technology
  • Experience with Tekla Structures or similar 3D modeling software
  • Prior pre-engineered metal building detailing experience 
  • Leadership experience

About 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 - No Layoff Practice

 

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


Nearest Major Market: Bloomington IL