Nucor operates a vertically integrated steel manufacturing footprint across 300+ North American facilities, anchored by 26 mills with integrated scrap recycling. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward industrial control (Allen-Bradley, PLC, Siemens, PROFINET) and CAD/simulation tooling (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Tekla Structures), with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle EBS, Dynamics 365) managing operations at scale. Active hiring in manufacturing and engineering alongside concurrent greenfield mill construction and predictive maintenance rollout signals capacity expansion paired with equipment modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Maintenance Mechanical Lead
Nucor Corporation is the largest steel producer in the United States, manufacturing carbon steel, cold-finished steel, structural products, and steel building systems through 26 circular-arc mills with combined annual capacity exceeding 27 million tons. The company also operates North America's largest scrap recycling operation, processing approximately 20 million tons of ferrous scrap annually. With more than 31,000 employees across more than 300 operating facilities concentrated in North America, Nucor runs a capital-intensive production network supported by a mixed-tenure workforce and active expansion projects including greenfield mill development, equipment installations, and continuous process efficiency initiatives.
Nucor operates 26 mills with combined annual production capacity exceeding 27 million tons. The company also processes approximately 20 million tons of ferrous scrap annually through North America's largest recycling operation.
Nucor is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and employs more than 31,000 teammates across more than 300 operating facilities primarily in North America, with additional operations in Brazil.
Nucor's stack includes Allen-Bradley, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Siemens, WinCC, PROFINET, and Modbus for mill and equipment control, alongside CAD tools like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Tekla Structures for design and simulation.
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