Lab Lead

Nucor•Blytheville, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve. Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more. Basic Job Functions:The Lead Lab Technician will be responsible for, but not limited to, the oversight and Safety of the quality sample harvesting and testing operations, the continuous improvement of our safety culture, shift performance, project coordination, and teammate development, while working as a team with other Quality Department leadership. The Lead Lab Technician will be expected to be a positive problem solver who leads by example and is capable performing multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively communicating with all NYS Departments to facilitate collaboration while demonstrating a commitment to fairness, team and individual development, continual improvement, cost awareness and control, and innovation. The Lead Lab Technician must have experience with electronic data entry and be able to obtain information utilizing various computer software QMOS, Bluehill, etc. This position requires the ability to prioritize job tasks and workload assignments for the team. 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.

Requirements

One year of experience in the operation, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of Lab equipment to include large and small band saws, cut-off saws, CNC milling machines, hand grinders, oxy-fuel and plasma cutting torches, and chain conveyors and roll lines.
One year of experience in the mechanical testing (Charpy V-Notch, Tensile, Interlock, and Hardness Testing) of structural steel products per ASTM sampling and testing requirements to include equipment setup, sample harvesting, sample preparation, and sample testing.
Computer experience with the ability to navigate through the QMS system, research testing issues in QMOS, and enter requisitions in IProc, and operating knowledge of the Bluehill tensile software.
Accountability/Dependability: Displays responsibility with work habits and has the ability to hold others accountable for desired results. Being reliable, responsible, and committed to fulfilling obligations.
Teamwork: Working as part of a coordinated effort with others to achieve a common goal.
Leadership Presence and Courage: Willingness and courage to have immediate and direct conversations on critical alignment issues such as teamwork, building relationships, initiating and supporting change, and production process issues that arise. This includes the willingness to face adversity and conflict head on.
Coaching and Developing Others: Ability to identify the strengths and developmental needs of the team to include coaching, mentoring, teaching, training, or otherwise assisting others to improve their interpersonal and technical skills.
Communication: Demonstrated ability to actively listen to others and to communicate information so that others understand.
Initiative: Proactively seeks out work that needs to be done and takes on responsibilities and challenges.
Judgment/Decision Making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Problem Solving: Identifying problems and analyzing or reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Nice To Haves

Three years’ experience in the mechanical testing of structural steel products per ASTM sampling and testing requirements
Three years’ experience with the operation, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting of torches, band saws, CNC machines, Instron Tensile Testing Equipment and Tinius Olsen Charpy Impact Testing Equipment
One year of leadership experience

Responsibilities

Oversight and Safety of the quality sample harvesting and testing operations
Continuous improvement of our safety culture
Shift performance
Project coordination
Teammate development
Positive problem solver who leads by example
Capable performing multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively communicating with all NYS Departments to facilitate collaboration
Demonstrating a commitment to fairness, team and individual development, continual improvement, cost awareness and control, and innovation
Prioritize job tasks and workload assignments for the team
Initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times