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Melt Shop Process Engineer

at Nucor

📍 Cofield, NC, US, 27922 Unknown Posted April 15, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years at least 5 years medium to thick slab casting experience (if degree not met)
Education 4-year technical degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent at least 5 years medium to thick slab casting experience)
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role is a process engineering position at the caster focused on improving safety and housekeeping and performing metallurgical and process analysis. The engineer will support both long-term and short-term improvement projects and handle day-to-day operational issues.

  • Improve safety and housekeeping in the area
  • Participate in metallurgical and process analysis and optimization
  • Assist with long-term and short-term improvement projects
  • Handle day-to-day operational issues
  • Initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards

You will analyze and optimize caster-related metallurgical and process performance, supporting systematic improvements across safety, housekeeping, and production operations. The technical focus is medium/thick slab casting processes with continuous improvement through analysis and project work.

The ideal candidate is a process engineer with a 4-year technical degree (or equivalent) and strong experience supporting medium to thick slab casting operations. They demonstrate an ability to lead safety and housekeeping standards while performing metallurgical and process analysis to improve productivity and stability through short- and long-term projects.

initiateleadand uphold safety policiespracticesproceduresand housekeeping standards at all times4-year technical degree in Metallurgical EngineeringMaterial Science and EngineeringMechanical Engineeringor Chemical Engineeringor equivalent of at least 5 years medium to thick slab casting experiencemetallurgical and process analysisprocess optimization
Medium or thick slab casting experience
process engineeringmetallurgical analysisprocess analysisprocess optimizationsafety policieshousekeeping standardsmedium to thick slab casting experiencelong-term improvement projectsshort-term improvement projects
process engineeringmetallurgical analysisprocess analysisprocess optimizationday-to-day operational issue resolutionlong-term improvement projectsshort-term improvement projectssafety policieshousekeeping standardsmedium to thick slab castingmetallurgical and process optimizationmedium or thick slab casting experience
ability to initiate safety initiativesleadershipsafety leadershipteamworkcross-functional collaborationaction orientationproblem-solvingparticipation in continuous improvement
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Improve caster safety and production performance through metallurgical and process analysis and optimization.
Role Subtype Process Engineer
Melt Shop Process EngineerProcess EngineerProcess Engineeringmetallurgical analysisprocess analysisprocess optimizationmetallurgical and process analysis and optimizationday-to-day operational issueslong-term improvement projectsshort-term improvement projectssafety policieshousekeeping standardsmedium to thick slab casting experiencethick slab castingmedium slab castingMetallurgical EngineeringMaterial Science and EngineeringMechanical EngineeringChemical Engineeringlong-term and short-term improvement projectsimproving safety and housekeepingmetallurgical and process optimization

Must have a 4-year technical degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent of at least 5 years medium to thick slab casting experience, Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, Must be able to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times

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