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Metallurgist

DIVISION: Nucor-Yamato Steel and Nucor Steel Arkansas

AVERAGE STARTING SALARY: $80,000-$100,000 based on education and experience

WHAT DOES THE JOB DO?

A metallurgist is a highly sought-after manufacturing professional who can work in many different industries, including steel, aluminum, petroleum, automotive, aerospace and more. A metallurgist’s duties include:

• Review steelmaking and rolling processes to improve their metallurgical characteristics, yield and cost.

• Provide technical expertise for process development and continuous improvement of steelmaking processes.

• Engage in new product and grade development through analysis, experimentation and implementation of new raw materials, chemistries, equipment and manufacturing practices.

• Utilize engineering, physical metallurgy and steelmaking knowledge to help the company optimize process variables and improve the quality of its products, lower production costs, improve mechanical properties of low carbon steels and improve process efficiency.

• Implement and monitor testing practices as per required specifications so metallurgical requirements are met.

• Review, purchase and install new metallurgical equipment for upgrading of in-house testing capabilities.

• Provide support in the maintenance and proper operation of testing and analytical instruments.

• Utilize statistical process control tools to direct continuous improvement activities.

• Develop, revise and update standard operating procedures for special manufacturing projects.

• Develop and coordinate quality and safety training programs for operations, maintenance and quality-assurance laboratory teams.

• Review and process customer claims, which requires providing metallurgical technical support to the company’s sales and marketing departments.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: A metallurgist is responsible for the success of the company’s efforts to continue its development of innovative steel products, improve existing steel production practices which creates a safer product for our customers, and continuing efforts to make operations greener.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES: A metallurgical engineering degree from an accredited university is highly desirable as is prior work experience in the field of metallurgy. Data acquisition and analysis skills are also key to this position.

WHAT MAKES THIS POSITION IN HIGH DEMAND? Metallurgists are in scarce supply as there are currently only a small handful of universities in the United States offering a degree in metallurgical engineering. Metallurgical engineers are therefore in high demand; a newly graduated metallurgical engineer will typically command as many as a dozen job offers.

HOW DO I LEARN MORE? Please visit Nucor.com/careers to learn more about this opportunity.