Structural Welder 1st Shift
Date: Mar 2, 2026
Location: Terrell, TX, US, 75160
Company: Nucor
Job Details
Division: Nucor Building Systems Texas
Location: Terrell, TX, 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.
Basic Job Functions:
Responsibilities for a structural welder include but are not limited to:
- Welding steel structural parts as specified per drawings or prints.
- Operating grinder to prepare and finish welds.
- Operating overhead flip-rite cranes, transfers, and magnetic drills.
- Full visual inspection of parts ensuring all welds are in place and properly applied.
- Effectively communicating with upstream and downstream customers to address safety, quality, and efficiency issues/concerns.
- Obtain and maintain the GMAW 2G welding certification.
- Properly perform and pass NDT welds and inspections as required.
- 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.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US (Nucor Buildings Group Texas will not sponsor the need for a visa now or in the future).
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 certifications.
- High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Can read and understand weld symbols.
- Can use an arc gouger.
- Previous crane certification.
- Previous experience in material handling.
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 Program
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.
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace
Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth