SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL:
- Schedule a one day plant visit and interview with your potential sponsoring mill
- Tour the facility (must be 18 years old)
- Take Nucor’s pre-hire assessment
- Meet all program requirements
NUCOR TECHNICAL ACADEMY
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Get paid to earn your associates degree and land a job. Yes, you read that right! The Nucor Technical Academy is a unique program designed to launch successful Nucor careers by providing full scholarship for tuition and housing for motivated, qualified candidates who GET PAID to go to class.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Our program provides education and hands-on training without the typical financial burdens of going to school.
- Tuition and fees are completely covered by the program (minimum 3.0 GPA required)
- Housing is provided for students living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Nucor provides travel expenses for travel between Tuscaloosa and your home mill
- Students are paid for their time in class and for on-the-job training
- Graduates have the opportunity to become part of the Nucor Team with competitive full-time pay and benefits
GET PAID WHILE ATTENDING CLASSES
Nucor will pay you for the hours you are on the job training and the hours you attend class.
- You’ll be paid $12 per hour once you start at your sponsor mill.
- Upon arrival in Tuscaloosa for the beginning of your initial spring semester, the pay will increase to $14 per hour for the remainder of the first academic year.
- Based on work and academic performance, your hourly rate could increase to $16 for year two which begins in the second fall semester.
THE JOURNEY FROM APPLICATION TO JOB OFFER
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SELECTED APPLICANTS
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SELECTED CANDIDATES
SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL:
- Be offered a position in program
- Be enrolled in an industry defined electrical curriculum at Shelton State Community College
- Employment will be through a local staffing company
- Relocate to Tuscaloosa, Alabama prior to the beginning of spring semester classes.
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SUCCESSFUL TRAINEES
SUCCESSFUL TRAINEES WILL:
- Earn an Associate Degree in an Electrical Technology/Industry defined training
- Receive hands-on training at Nucor Tuscaloosa (during semesters)
- Receive hands-on training at trainee’s sponsoring Nucor Division during semester breaks, winter break and other periods when available
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UPON COMPLETION
UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION APPLICANTS WILL:
- Interview for an electrical maintenance entry level position at sponsoring division
- Have an opportunity for a career with a Fortune 100 company
- If hired, make a 3-year commitment to sponsoring division
- Continue using electrical knowledge and skills
- Have opportunities for career advancement
How to Apply
INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD DO THE FOLLOWING
Apply online to Nucor Technical Academy
(Applications accepted September 1 - December 31)
Include Student Information Sheet with Nucor application
Include chronological resume with Nucor application
Include transcript with SAT/ACT with Nucor application
Include a one-page essay
Complete Willingness Survey during Nucor application
Contact Lane Tyner if you have questions.