Job Description
Nucor is North America's largest recycler and most diversified steel and steel products company. Since 1969, we've led the industry in developing innovative technologies for recycling scrap into high-quality steels that are all around us, from bridges and buildings to cars and appliances.
About Us:
Western Metals Recycling is a division of the Nucor Corporation is a Fortune 150 company, known for being North America’s leader in designing, manufacturing, and recycling steel and steel products with a history of long-term sustainability and stability. Fortune Magazine recently ranked Nucor No. 1 on their list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in our industry. The key to Nucor’s success is that we care about the safety and well-being of our teammates and customers, the health and protection of our environment, and the relationships we establish in the communities where we live and work. At the heart of every Nucor division are the dedicated people who make up our team. We are seeking a creative, motivated, and dedicated teammate to join our team. We offer you a challenging and rewarding work environment where you can contribute to the success of over 30,000 Nucor teammates.Best Benefits in the Business:
- Paid Weekly with Bonus and Profit Sharing
- Clearly defined career pathways with unlimited growth opportunities
- Paid Training
- Company provided uniforms and PPE
- Paid Vacation – 3 weeks after 1 year
- Paid Holidays – 10 per year and 1 personal day
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement - $5,250 year for teammates, $2625 for spouses
- Scholarship Program – Every child of a Nucor teammate is eligible for $4000 per year
- Low-cost medical, dental, vision after 30 days
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Company matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan – we match 10% of your purchase
Go to to learn more! Basic Job Functions:
The Safety Coordinator responsibilities include, but are not limited to, taking care of our customers by executing the division’s safety, quality, cost, productivity, and profitability objectives. The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for providing effective professional safety and health support to all teammates to improve and sustain a culture that values Safety above all else. The successful candidate will assist in the implementation of loss prevention, safety, health, security and fire control efforts for all teammates and facilities. Responsibilities also include: working with state and federal safety regulations, analyzing compliance, implementing best practices, implementing effective communication systems for safety and health issues, maintaining the safety management system, assisting with the development of safe job analysis and safe job procedures, identifying training needs and delivering training, auditing safety efforts, participating in and/or leading safety focus teams, coordinating industrial hygiene monitoring, and leading and participating in Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The Safety Coordinator will also be trained as a Radiation Safety Officer and perform the associated responsibilities. 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.
Detailed Selection Criteria:
Teamwork - Working as part of a coordinated effort with others to achieve a common goal. This includes encouraging and building mutual trust among team members to ensure alignment on safety processes and initiatives.
Independence - Ability to work efficiently with minimal oversight.
Leadership Presence and Courage - Willingness and confidence to have immediate and direct conversations on critical alignment issues such as teamwork, building relationships, initiating and supporting change, and production issues that arise. This includes the willingness to face adversity and conflict head on.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans for prioritizing, organizing, and accomplishing individual work and the work of the team to include time management.
Communication Skills - The ability to give full attention to what others are saying and communicating information frequently and consistently so that others will understand.
Dependability - Being reliable, responsible, and committed to fulfilling obligations and supporting the team.
Initiative - Being proactive with seeking out work that needs to be done, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Accountability - Displays responsibility with work habits and has ability to hold others accountable for desired results.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with Safety Management Systems and standards in the steel manufacturing environment
- Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field
- Radiation Safety Officer Certification
- OSHA 30-hour training
- Certified to conduct OSHA trainings Our Commitment to a Drug-Free Workplace:
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug screening, which includes both urine and hair follicle testing.
Medical and dental are just the beginning. We value our teammates and offer benefits packages that also include profit sharing, retirement savings, scholarships and tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth potential. For more information on our benefits go to Nucor.com/benefits.
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Full time, Immediate start,