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Ghent, KY

Process Engineer - Coatings

No experience
Manufacturing & Industrials
Engineering
Posted:
January 16, 2026

Nucor

U.S. steel & recycling producer
68.5
Palpable Score
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Job Details

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Division: Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC

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Location: Ghent, KY, United States

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Other Available Locations: N/A

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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.

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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 Process Engineer is responsible for driving continuous improvement of systems, processes, and product quality within the Coatings Department, including the Pickle Line and Galvanize Lines. This role focuses on improving safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance through data-driven analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on problem solving. The Process Engineer works closely with Operations, Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, and Quality teams to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and sustain improvements. This position will work scheduled and unscheduled overtime, including weekends and holidays as business conditions warrant.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.

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About the company

Nucor

Company overview
Nucor is a major steel and steel-products manufacturer, producing sheet, plate, bar, structural steel, and downstream products used across construction, infrastructure, and industrial supply chains. Nucor also operates raw materials businesses that support steelmaking, including scrap-related operations. Nucor runs a decentralized operating model across many divisions and plants. The company is publicly listed in the United States.

Locations and presence

Nucor is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and operates a wide footprint of plants and divisions across the United States, plus some international presence shown on the company locations directory. Many early-career roles are plant- or site-based due to the nature of steel manufacturing, with corporate roles more likely to be office-based.

Palpable Score

68.5
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Nucor offers credible early-career entry points through paid internships and a distinctive “earn while you learn” Technical Academy route into technician careers, which is a real access advantage for people without a four-year degree. Hiring process clarity and early-career outcomes are harder to judge from public evidence because Nucor does not publish consistent candidate timelines, feedback norms, or graduate progression metrics. Pay appears stable and often performance-linked, but transparency varies by role and location.
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