Operations and Sales Rotating Internship (Summer 2027)

About Nucor

Nucor is North America’s largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are the continent’s largest recycler and known for innovative sustainability practices. Our culture emphasizes safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections, empowering teammates to innovate and contribute to collective success.

What You'll Do

• Participate in daily safety meetings and uphold safety, housekeeping, and operational standards.
• Learn scrap metal identification, processing, quality control, and inventory practices.
• Rotate through operations, transportation, logistics, and commercial functions.
• Support daily facility operations, including material receiving and inbound and outbound coordination.
• Shadow commercial teammates during supplier and customer visits.
• Assist with market research, prospect identification, customer follow-up, and sales preparation.
• Learn how market conditions, material grades, pricing, and logistics influence business decisions.
• Review operational or commercial data and recommend improvements to safety, productivity, cost, or customer service.
• Complete a summer-long business project and present recommendations to division leadership.
• Build effective working relationships across departments and participate in team meetings and strategic-planning activities.

Expect frequent travel. Reliable transportation is required due to travel expectations. Interns will work outside in extreme weather conditions in an industrial environment.

What We're Looking For

• Rising junior or senior working toward a bachelor’s degree.
• Strong organization, adaptable, team-oriented, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships, collaborate, and work efficiently with team members.

Preferred: Previous internship or leadership experience.

Pay

$27.00/hr + relocation assistance if applicable.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) and Roth accounts
• Profit sharing and pay-for-performance bonuses
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Stock program and scholarships