ALL FOR ONE

Nucor Teammates Find Their Place In Manufacturing

One of the most important aspects of having a vibrant, healthy, productive and satisfying workforce is to ensure its diversity: diversity of background, diversity of thought, diversity of experience and diversity of ability.

Companies across the country are paying greater attention than ever to the makeup of their labor force, motivated by a combination of public relations, a response to the increased labor shortage, and customer demands.

At Nucor Steel Arkansas and Nucor-Yamato Steel (NYS), the production floor and offices are populated by men and women of various ages, races, ethnic backgrounds and countries of origin. In short, they reflect the communities of which they’re so proud to be a part. Their common denominator – what binds them all together – is a desire to build a career, look out for the safety of their fellow teammates, and support the company that makes it possible.

“As far as diversity goes, I see a lot of people of color here,” said Tyrone Dodd, who joined Nucor-Yamato Steel right out of high school last summer. “We all want to do a job and be safe doing it. It doesn’t really matter where you come from or what you look like -we’re all just one team.”

Nucor’s success in recruiting from a diversity of backgrounds has become almost self-sustaining, with members of our vibrant Arkansas community attracted to the company based on what they see in the faces of Nucor teammates.

Henderson, Safety Coordinator with Nucor Steel Arkansas. “When I think about the dynamics in this area, I think about leadership. You’ve got to have people of all backgrounds in leadership positions, which I’m proud to say we do. That way, students and people in the community see these people and know there’s a pathway for them.”

Nucor teammates know, once a new teammate joins the company, they will have an incredibly broad range of people in varying departments stepping up as mentors to assist in fulfilling career goals.

“I was blessed with the way things worked out for me here,” said James Jones, a lab crew leader who has worked at Nucor-Yamato Steel for 13 years. “Nucor runs on the abilities of its teammates more than anything. We have people who have worked here a long time, people who helped me move up at an accelerated rate. I was always well-received and was taken under someone’s wing to teach me how to be part of the Nucor leadership team.”