Come join our team at Millennium Galvanizing!

Millennium Galvanizing is a proud member of the American Galvanizing Association. We operate with a lead free kettle using special High Grade Zinc that is supported by the most technologically advanced equipment in our industry.

Millennium Galvanizing can also perform painting, metalizing and paint over bare blasted steel as well as paint over galvanized steel for sensitive areas of installation that require an aesthetically pleasing coating application.

Millennium Galvanizing is looking for a Forklift Operator to join the team in Convent. The Forklift Operator must be capable of operating a forklift in a galvanizing facility. This individual should have a working knowledge of material handling and unloading materials off of trucks. The Forklift operator is still in the training and learning stages. They are mostly unloading basic incoming loads and laying the steel out with comparable steel in the yard. This ensures the yard remains in a neat and efficient order. This role will be at the beginning stages of bringing steel into the shop to begin the acid treatment.

COMPETENCIES:

Customer Focus
Decision Quality
Business Insight
Drives Results
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Courage
Instills Trust
Manages Ambiguity

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Learns and follows safety regulations.
Takes actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
Monitors operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
Adjusts handwheels and depresses pedals to control attachments.
Starts engines, moves throttles, switches, or levers, or depresses pedals to operate machines.
Coordinates machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from team members.
Loads and moves equipment, or other materials, using fork trucks or related equipment.
Checks fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
Performs operator maintenance on fork trucks.
Inspects equipment before use.
Locates material using project numbers and piecemarks.

REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Ability to read and interpret typed reports and schedules required.
Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as forklifts, preferred.
Working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading on to truck preferred.
Ability to perform basic operator maintenance on fork trucks required.
Must complete on-site training and demonstrate safe operation of machinery.

Millennium Galvanizing is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Millennium Galvanizing is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Part of the CREST INDUSTRIES family of companies.

About the company

Crest Operations provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for construction and industrial projects, handling design, procurement, and on-site construction. It delivers a turnkey, vertically integrated solution under one contract, coordinating engineering, materials, subcontractors, and construction to speed delivery. With 60+ years of experience, it combines reliability and full control of planning and execution to enable faster timelines and premium pricing, supported by repeat business. Its goal is to efficiently complete complex EPC projects for utilities, industrial firms, and large infrastructure programs by leveraging integrated capabilities and a proven reputation for quality.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Pineville, Kentucky

Founded

1958

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What believers are saying

DTPS broke ground October 28, 2025, with completion targeted for December 2026.
Beta Engineering highlighted data-center substations in September 2026, riding utility-load demand.
Crest's 2026 recruiting calendar and award posts signal active hiring and workplace investment.

What critics are saying

No public 2026 revenue disclosure makes financial health opaque for candidates.
Construction and turnaround work faces project concentration risk if utility or petrochemical awards slip.
Heavy dependence on Louisiana operations creates a single-region disruption risk from hurricanes or port bottlenecks.

What makes Crest Industries unique

Beta Engineering markets 50-plus years of utility substation EPC experience in 2026.
Crest's vertically integrated Louisiana platform spans design, fabrication, construction, and industrial services.
Crest opened a $23.578 million DTPS manufacturing facility, signaling customer embeddedness.

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Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

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Crest celebrates four years of partnership with Glass Act Recycling. Alexandria, LA - May 1, 2026 - Crest Industries is proud to celebrate four years of collaboration and support for Glass Act Recycling. Founded in 2022, Glass Act Recycling is a non-profit organization with the goal of reducing glass waste in the local landfill. The closed-loop facility accepts glass donations from central Louisiana residents, processes the materials, and then repurposes the crushed glass into various products like sandblasting media, filtration products, and crafting supplies. From fundraising and volunteer work, to regional student outreach and facility projects, Crest and Glass Act have built a partnership based on trust, collaboration and a shared vision for supporting the local community. The group's signature collaboration is the Rapides Parish Schools Glass Recycling Drive celebrated during Earth Day and Love the Boot Week each year. "Sustainability is a group effort," says Sarah Laborde, Crest Industries Communications and Sustainability Manager. "Everyone can have an individual impact, but when we come together, the possibilities are limitless." The 2026 School Glass Drive received record-breaking glass donations and diverted more than 5,000 pounds of glass from local landfills in a single weekend.

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