Nucor Hickman Patch Welding Training

Nucor Hickman Patch Welding Training

January – March 2017, Brent Carroll (TSG’s Certified Welding Inspector), trained 13 Nucor Hickman employees onsite at Nucor Hickman in Patch Welding. Arkansas Northeastern College and Nucor Hickman have maintained a close relationship for the past several years especially in the area of welding training. Nucor Hickman is a manufacturer of flat sheet metal and employees about 650 people. ANC will be providing the training onsite at Nucor Hickman to accommodate the different shift hours and rotating shifts. This is a customized schedule to meet the needs of all of their employees involved in this process. Brent Carroll, traveled to Nucor Hickman one day a week for several weeks to conduct this training at night during their shift rotation. This training was completed on Nucor Hickman's equipment ensuring that the training is effective, real world, and practical. This training is a technical skill that allows these employees to rely on their skills to keep Nucor's equipment running and allows them to foresee equipment failures before it becomes a problem.

Nucor has given ANC directions and information about the content and our welding instructor is piecing together a short customized curriculum to meet their needs. Participants involved in this training are not limited to maintenance positions. Nucor will be opening up this training for other departments as well as the maintenance department; this allows more people to be cross-trained in the instance of an equipment failure.

Office of Skills Development Grant awarded Nucor Hickman 75% of the total cost of this training.

Blog By: Stacey Walker

Coordinator, Industrial Training