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Roll Mill Manager, Nucor-Yamato Steel

Hometown: Belleville, IL

Age: 55

Years with Nucor: 37

BLUEPRINT: What is your background?

JIM SHELTON: My uncle used to work for a steel company in California that closed down, and when Nucor Utah was built, he was recruited. We used to visit my uncle every year, and the steel industry just interested me. I started with Nucor 15 days after I turned 18. I worked at one of our other divisions in northern Utah for three years and then transferred to Nucor-Yamato Steel (NYS) in 1988 when this division was built.

BP: How did you learn the job skills you needed, starting that young?

JS: Nucor invests time in training new teammates, they are our most important resource. You are not just put out on the floor to figure it out on your own. I had a lot of folks along the way who taught, coached and mentored me throughout my career. We have a training calendar at our division so that the team has access to training that is available. Some training is required annually to make sure everyone is refreshed on certain topics.

Nucor also offers tuition reimbursement for teammates and their spouses who have an interest in furthering their education. We have several different safety ownership teams to get involved with that have different subject matter and offer team building and leadership opportunities without a title.

We also offer cross-training in different areas. If a teammate has an interest in an area, and maybe wants to learn more about it, they sign up on their days off to work in a different area which gives them a look at what it’s like in other areas of the mill and gives that area a look at the teammate. There are a lot of opportunities at Nucor, the sky is the limit, you just need to take advantage of the opportunities when they are available.

BP: What other skills do people need to be successful at Nucor?

JS: To me, attitude, the ability to learn, and getting along with others, those are things you start with. Those are fundamental traits to build a successful Nucor teammate from. From a leadership standpoint, it’s having the ability to create relationships, having the courage to have tough conversations on the front end, and understanding your team.

BP: How does it feel to have created such a long and successful career?

JS: I can’t imagine working for anybody else. We empower our teams at the floor level to be creative and look for safer and more productive ways of doing the things we do. It’s not the manager or the supervisor who makes things happen, it’s the teammates on the floor. You don’t have to have a position in management to be a leader at Nucor. It is very fulfilling to see new teammates join Nucor and watch their careers develop and be successful long-term teammates.

Inside Sales Representative, Nucor-Yamato Steel

Hometown: Blytheville, AR

Age: 37

Years with Nucor: 3 years

BLUEPRINT: Did you start out to go into manufacturing?

SHANNON WOOLSEY: I earned an associate degree from Arkansas Northeastern College in 2009. From there I went to Arkansas State University Tech Center for a cosmetology and cosmetology instructor licenses. I owned a salon and then worked for a salon for a few years.

BP: How did that turn into a career in the steel industry?

SW: As a cosmetologist, I had a lot of clients who worked at Nucor. I had never been out to Nucor, didn’t even know where it was located. I had this one customer in particular who said, ‘I think you would be a good fit for Nucor.’ I enjoyed what I was doing, and the schedule, but one door led to another and before I knew it, I was at Nucor to interview and was hired.

BP: What’s the best thing about working at Nucor?

SW: Something I’ve really enjoyed about Nucor is the chance for advancement. If you’re open to new possibilities, there’s someone there who’s going to push you along and help you along the way. Internal advancement has always been preached and practiced here at Nucor.

BP: What have been some ways you have improved your overall skillset?

SW: I was part of the group that started Toastmasters at Nucor Yamato. I was also part of the Blytheville Leadership Institute which helped me learn more about what northeast Arkansas has to offer. I have completed the company’s Seven Habits of Highly Successful People class and I’m currently going through the Extreme Ownership program.

BP: What advice do you have for the next generation?

SW: Be respectful of leadership and other teammates, be a hands-on teammate, be willing to jump in and help and avoid saying, ‘That’s not my job.’ Be humble and willing to take the trash out if it needs to be taken out.

Communication is another important thing. We do a lot of coaching on communication skills. Someone in New York probably does not have the same personality or mindset that I have as a Southern girl. I have to know how to communicate with customers all over the United States.

DIVISION(S): Nucor-Yamato Steel and Nucor Steel Arkansas

AVERAGE SALARY: $88,000+

WHAT DOES THE JOB DO?

Our team is expected to demonstrate safety-minded support of our entire maintenance team while seeking to provide world-class reliability for our customers. We support our maintenance and production teams via electrical and mechanical troubleshooting in a given area of the mill. Our team is responsible for planning, installation, programming, testing and troubleshooting of electrical machinery and automation systems. The person in this role must diagnose process and equipment problems and take appropriate measures to resolve issues. Shift electricians are responsible for the continuous process of steel manufacturing. These experienced industrial automation systems technicians are responsible for planning, installing, programming, testing and troubleshooting of electrical machinery.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: Electrical interruptions in the steel-making process can be costly. Shift electricians are the first defense against avoidable downtime. They rely on their years of experience and training to solve complex troubleshooting issues, which is essential for an efficient steelmaking process.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES: Some of the skill sets for success in this role include understanding of electrical theory, process instrumentation, ability to read electrical schematics, troubleshooting skills, programming experience and control systems.

• Understanding of electrical theory, process instrumentation and control systems

• Ability to read electrical schematics

• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems and equipment

• Proficient in the use of electrical test equipment

• Related industrial maintenance and automation experience in a manufacturing facility OR equivalent electrical training OR equivalent military experience

• Experience with medium-high voltage

• Usage and limitations of various electrical troubleshooting tools and instruments

Experience with:

• PC, PLC, PID control and visualization programming

• AC motors and drives/maintenance and control of DC motors

• Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic LOTO

• Hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting

• Industrial motor starter circuit layout and troubleshooting

• Industrial instrumentation

WHAT MAKES THIS POSITION IN HIGH DEMAND?

Industrial shift electricians require experience or equivalent technical training. Individuals with this skill set are in high demand and are being heavily pursued by all industrial facilities. Nucor also offers many job opportunities in this area where people of various skill levels can start potentially leading to high-level career positions.

HOW DO I LEARN MORE? Please visit Nucor.com/careers to learn more about this opportunity.