Quality Tech II - Inspector

Nucor Corporation; Illinois; On-site; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Profit sharing

No-layoff practice

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Nucor Corporation in Illinois is seeking a Quality Inspector to inspect welded structural parts and verify packing accuracy across all departments. The role requires maintaining tool calibration logs, tracking quality records, and leading quality improvements on a continental shift (12 hours, 3-4 shifts per week).

AWS CWI and NDT UT Level I certifications are targeted within deadlines. Annual bonuses and profit sharing are offered, with a base pay range of $31.97–$47.23 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to obtain AWS CWI within 12 months.
• Ability to obtain NDT UT Level I within 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Inspect welded/fabricated parts for proper assembly using tape and gauges.
• Perform routine product inspections and verify packing accuracy.
• Maintain calibration and weld certification logs.
• Track and investigate Quality Records (QSRs and IQRs).
• Lead quality initiatives and process improvements.
• Work 12-hour continental shifts; fill ins on other shifts when needed.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Safety Consciousness

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

AWS CWI certification within 1 year

NDT UT Level I certification within 2 years

Job description

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Division: American Buildings Company - IL

Other Available Locations: N/A

Base Rate for this position is $31.97 - $47.23/ hour.

This position is eligible for annual bonuses.

Annual Return on Assests Bonus Percentage (ROA) (5 year average) = 20.7% of eligible earnings

All Nucor teammates qualify for profit sharing.

Annual Profit Sharing Bonus Percentage (5 year average) = 20.4% of eligible earnings

Basic Job Functions:

• Inspect completed fabricated and welded structural parts to ensure they have been properly assembled using tapes and other measuring devices.
• Perform routine inspections of manufactured products and verify packing accuracy across all departments at the facility.
• Maintain and update tool calibration and personnel weld certification logs.
• Able to track and investigate Quality Records (QSR’s and IQR’s)
• Lead quality initiatives and improvements within production processes.
• This position is for continental shifts 12 hours (3-4 shifts a week) but must be willing to fill inspection needs on other shifts when necessary.

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.

• Ability to achieve AWS CWI certification within 1 year.
• Ability to obtain and perform NDT (UT level I) certification within 2 years.
• Minimum of High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Detailed Selection Criteria:

• Judgement/Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Dependability – Being reliable, responsible, and committed to fulfilling obligations.
• Attention to Detail – Thorough in accomplishing tasks, no matter how small they may be, and taking care to make sure that expectations are met. Includes inspecting weld quality and adhering to NBG weld standards.
• Teamwork – Working as part of a coordinated effort with others to achieve a common goal, while holding others accountable.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work – Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work. Includes reprioritizing as needed to help the line accomplish an overall goal.
• Communication Skills – The ability to give full attention to what others are saying and effectively communicate information so that others will understand.
• Initiative – Being proactive with seeking out work that to be done and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Time Management – Effectively managing one’s own time and/or the time of others.

Preferences:

• Prior knowledge/experience of structural line job functions.
• Current weld, CWI, and NTD certifications.

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 – andBE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

Job Security – Benefits – Bonus Programs

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/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace