Crane and Mobile Maintenance Mechanic

Nucor · Apple Grove, WV

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Level: Technician
Team: Reliability
Experience asked: 2+ years
Industry: Metals
Posted: Today

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level reliability role at Nucor (metals) in Apple Grove, WV.

They ask for: 2+ years
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$86k.

Median of the low and high ends of 64 live postings that list pay, out of 2478 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 9 other live reliability postings in West Virginia.

Skills these teams ask for most

Welding 50%
EHS / safety 30%
PLC 20%
Machining 20%
Root cause 20%
Team leadership 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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How to get in at this plant

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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Nucor
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Qualifications

✓Minimum 2 years' industrial maintenance experience.
✓Fundamental Mechanical Theory knowledge.
✓Experience Troubleshooting Mechanical Systems.

Preferred Qualifications

✓Prior Steel Mill experience.
✓1 year crane maintenance experience.
✓Experience troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic, and power train systems.

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Job Details

Division: Nucor Steel West Virginia LLC

Location: Apple Grove, WV, United States

Other Available Locations: N/A

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

Nucor Steel West Virginia is seeking a Crane and Mobile Mechanical Maintenance teammate who demonstrates high levels of honesty, integrity, and ownership in everything they do. The selected teammate will ensure the success of the team by safely performing preventive and corrective maintenance on steel mill equipment and systems. Teammate must have the ability to work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and scheduled and unscheduled overtime.

During construction, maintenance teammates will help build the mill and create our computerized maintenance management system to ensure proper design criteria and equipment reliability.

Job Functions Include, but are not limited to

•Propose and implement innovative solutions to challenges in the steelmaking process, with a focus on safety, reliability, quality, costs, and project management.
•Perform mechanical troubleshooting and periodic maintenance on equipment.
•Demonstrate the ability to understand mechanical and electrical schematics.
•Demonstrate knowledge of hydraulics/pneumatics, centralized lubrication systems, alignments, power transmission, and pumps/piping.
•Train teammates on new equipment and/or modifications to existing equipment.

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.