Plant Automation Engineer — PLC/SCADA & HMI

Nucor Corporation; Ghent (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disabilty

401K and Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Nucor Corporation in Ghent, KY seeks a Process Control engineer to maintain and enhance our automated manufacturing platforms. You will support PLC/HMI/SCADA environments, develop software, and ensure reliable plant operations aligned with safety and quality goals.

The role emphasizes problem solving, data analysis, and teamwork across maintenance and operations, with opportunities to influence efficiency and performance using modern automation technologies.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical field or 3 years of automation/process control experience.
• Ability to diagnose PLC/HMI/automation issues in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with high-level programming languages and relational databases (e.g., C++, C#, SQL).
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL with database design principles.
• Working knowledge of virtualization and industrial networking concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain control networks, servers, and related software.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining Process Control infrastructure, including networks, servers, applications, and related support platforms.
• Developing process software, database tools, PLC programs, and HMI applications.
• Administering control application servers, licensing tools, software maintenance agreements, vendor support contracts, and process databases.
• Resolving issues with PLC, HMI, SCADA, plant-floor networking, and manufacturing execution platforms.
• Creating reports, analyzing operating data, and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, quality, reliability, and product performance.
• Contributing to automation and control initiatives that optimize plant processes.
• Responding to manufacturing system needs during off-hours as required.
• Staying current with advancements in automation technology, plant-floor networking, computer hardware/software, and steelmaking processes.

Skills

PLC/HMI diagnosis

SQL/PLSQL

Relational databases

Virtualization concepts

Industrial networking

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Automation

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

SCADA systems

Virtualized servers

Git/Azure DevOps

Job description

Nucor Corporation in Ghent, KY seeks a Process Control engineer to maintain and enhance our automated manufacturing platforms. You will support PLC/HMI/SCADA environments, develop software, and ensure reliable plant operations aligned with safety and quality goals.

The role emphasizes problem solving, data analysis, and teamwork across maintenance and operations, with opportunities to influence efficiency and performance using modern automation technologies.