Equipment Engineer - Mobile Equipment
Listed on 2026-06-28
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Engineering
Equipment Engineer - Mobile Equipment
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.
Advantage Metals Recycling, a division of Nucor Corporation, is seeking applicants for our Equipment Engineer role. Advantage Metals Recycling is a world leader in scrap metal recycling, trading, and transportation. Nucor is a Fortune 150 company, known for being North America's leader in designing, manufacturing, and recycling steel and steel products with a history of long-term sustainability and stability.
Basic
Job Functions:
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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fleet Strategy, Standardization & Internal Partnership
- Equipment Reliability & Business Performance
- Technical Oversight & Vendor Integrity
- Capital Procurement & Asset Lifecycle Management
- Training, Safety & Environmental Support
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience managing, supporting, or engineering heavy industrial mobile equipment fleets.
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand complex equipment systems and interpret schematics, OEM documentation, telematics data, and maintenance diagnostics.
- Proven capability to evaluate maintenance and repair invoices for technical correctness and cost integrity.
- Demonstrated business acumen managing high-value assets with a focus on lifecycle cost and return on investment.
- Proven ability to deliver effective training to frontline operators, site leadership, and senior stakeholders.
- Professional presence and communication skills suitable for senior-level vendor negotiations and presentations to leadership.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across peer engineering roles and influence outcomes without direct authority.
- Willingness to travel approximately 40–50%.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in multi-site, multi-state industrial or recycling operations.
- Background in fleet standardization or enterprise-level equipment strategy.
- Engineering degree or equivalent technical education.
- Experience supporting capital planning, budgeting, and long-term asset lifecycle decisions.
Why This Role is Critical:
This position plays a central role in protecting a significant capital investment while enabling safe, efficient, and profitable operations across the Raw Materials Group. The successful candidate will combine technical credibility, financial judgment, collaboration discipline, and strong instructional capability to elevate equipment performance across the organization.
Our Commitment to a Drug-Free Workplace:
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug screening, which includes both urine and hair follicle testing. Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace
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