Crest Industries, LLC Acquires Assets of Precision Cutting Specialties, Inc.
Pineville, LA- August 28, 2014- Crest Industries, LLC, the holding company for a family of world-class project-oriented companies serving the electric utility, commercial and industrial electrical contractor, and forestry industries, announces the acquisition of the assets of Precision Cutting Specialties, Inc., based in Eunice, Louisiana. Precision Cutting Specialties (PCS) was founded by Stan Loewer in 1990, and is a service center for companies in need of cutting, machining and fabrication work for several different markets, including the oil and gas industry, utility industry, automobile industry, and more. The company will continue to operate as is, with future plans to involve building a new production facility in Eunice, purchasing state-of-the-art machining centers, and expanding current cutting and fabrication capabilities. The purchase will enhance the ability of both Crest Industries and PCS to provide high quality goods and services to meet the increasing demands of the broad range of industries serviced by the two companies. Kenneth Robison, CEO of Crest Industries, stated, “This acquisition provides an immediate boost to our companies’ highly skilled and specialized workforce; adding significant manufacturing capacity and furthering our commitment to expand our US and global market presence, while maintaining the superior service our customers have come to expect. Stan built an impressive company grounded in core values that are consistent with those of Crest Industries. We are excited to have Stan and his team as part of the Crest Family.” Stan Loewer, President of PCS, added, “This is an incredible opportunity for PCS. Our long-term vision has been to create a world-class facility capable of increasing services to our markets. This transaction gives us the ability to accelerate our goals.” Crest Industries, founded in 1958 by Tucker Robison, is the parent company of a group of privately held, vertically integrated companies based in Louisiana, with an office in San Diego, California, sales offices in Indiana and Pennsylvania, as well as a production facility in Vancouver, Washington. Primarily supplying goods and services to the electric utility industry throughout the United States and abroad, Crest Industries also owns and manages extensive forest lands in Louisiana and Texas, and operates wholesale electrical supply facilities throughout Louisiana. With the addition of PCS and its skilled workforce, the Crest Family of companies will employ in excess of 630 individuals and expand its footprint in Louisiana.
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Millennium Galvanizing Future Opportunities
Company: Millennium Galvanizing, LLC State: LA Description: Millennium Galvanizing, located in Convent, LA, will have future opportunities in the following areas: Plant Superintendent Maintenance Supervisor Management Sales Administrative Equipment Operators Laborers Pickle Crane Operator Galvanizing Kettle Crane Operator Sand Blasters Painters Class D Truck Drivers Maintenance Technicians Quality Assurance Shipping Receiving If you have an interest in being considered for any future opportunity with Millennium Galvanizing, please apply online through this position posting. If your qualifications meet our requirements, we will be in contact with you closer to our anticipated date of opening in June 2015. Apply online at www.crestoperations.com . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. the question of the day is, “How do I develop my business?”Here is a very simple answer for you:
Innovate Then Innovate Again Innovate Some More (Repeat) “Exemplary leaders are forward looking. They are able to envision the future, to gaze across the horizon of time and imagine the greater opportunities to come. They see something out ahead, vague as it might appear from a distance, and they imagine that extraordinary feats are possible and that the ordinary could be transformed into something.”, Kouzes and Posner. In 1958, Joe T. Robison founded Mid-State Electric Supply out of the trunk of his car. Working in his father’s hardware store while growing up, he learned the basic principles of building and operating a successful business: Honesty, Integrity, Product Knowledge, and Quality Service. Instilling these principles into his company’s culture, his business has expanded into a group of world class project-oriented companies serving the electric utility, electrical contractor, and forestry industries. Crest Industries, LLC is the holding company for these subsidiaries and is a private, closely held, family owned company. Continued growth of the Crest Industries tradition relies upon innovation. A true example of this is being cultivated in a Crest subsidiary company, DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations. “It’s our customers who inspire our greatest innovations. Working with us, you’ll quickly learn that at DIS-TRAN, the answer is never ‘no’. We always find a way.”, Joey Baker, President of DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations. DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has revolutionized the way substation bus assemblies are traditionally envisioned. In response to customer’s inquiries and suggestions throughout the last ten years, DIS-TRAN has expanded their capacity to design and manufacture a product offering proven to increase the construction efficiency of outdoor, open-air power stations by reducing the cost and schedule risk associated with the installation of high-voltage aluminum bus conductors. PFB (pre-fabricated bus) is a complete electrical conductor assembly, custom-fabricated to precise end-user specifications in a quality controlled manufacturing environment. Crest Industries strives to maintain an environment where human beings can do extraordinary things, continuously improving in a relentless pursuit of excellence. Holding “SPECIAL” company values of Safety, People, Excellence, Customer focus, Integrity, Accountability, and Leadership allows Crest to foster the growth and development of their people as well as their products. Crest Industries has a vision to continue expanding their growth and success through continued emphasis on the principles that got them where they are today.Check out Crest Industries’ current openings at www.crestoperations.com . “Be responsible. Take risks. Stick your neck out.” -Kenny Robison, CEO of Crest Industries, LLC 1. Define Your Ambitions.What do you want to do? What is your passion? What drives you? Outline your goals. Create a list of achievable ambitions and push yourself to meet your goals. Create a map of and start meeting them one at a time. 2. Prepare Yourself.Take the map of your ambitions, and connect your points by creating roadways. If your ambition is to obtain your MBA, connect to it by defining the school / program you want to attend. In this process, you will most likely discover new goals that did not appear in the first big picture outline. For example: if you want to obtain your MBA, you will most likely have to study for and pass a prerequisite exam, such as the GRE. 3. Grow Strong Relationships / Network.Network. Network. Network. Define who the influential people are that affect how you will get where you want to go. Think outside of the individuals who are in your field of choice and network with influential people in your community; get to know the people who inspire you and learn from them. Networking is an ongoing process that is never complete. Work until people do not have to ask who you are.4. Work Harder than Everyone Else.If you want to get ahead, you have to put in the effort. Work hard, learn from your mistakes, and continue to improve yourself. Working hard does not necessarily mean putting in a lot of extra hours. Hard work can be seen in efficiencies; develop new processes and tools that will aid you in getting more work completed. 5. Stick Your Neck Out (Push Yourself out of Your Comfort Zone). “Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.”, James Bryant Conant.When you do something that you do not feel comfortable doing, you push yourself further and grow. Word of advice: Prove yourself and become proficient in your current job before you start asking for stretch assignments. Earn the trust of your superiors; you will be surprised what things come to you when you begin to excel. 6. Don’t Let One Unsuccessful Attempt Derail You.Things are going to happen that change your plan; it’s inevitable. Create bridges, find alternative routes, develop a new path. Continue to work towards achieving your goals and never stop visualizing your ultimate ambition. “Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition, such as lifting weights, we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”, Stephen Covey. 7. Keep Learning, Developing, and Expanding Your Skill Set.Learning is a continual process and will never end. There will always be new things for you to learn and new ways for you to grow and improve. Continuous learning is one of the best ways for you to set yourself apart from everyone else. Remember, knowledge does not have to be acquired through books or standard practices; life experiences count, too. 8. Read Every Day.Expand your knowledge through reading. At Crest, we have a company library consisting of a broad range of topics for our employees to enjoy. This is one great example of a book in our library: Check it out, it’s a great read. 9. Set Time Aside for Scheduled Check Ins / One on Ones.Take time out of your day to day “in the business” work to work “on the business” (you can also do this on yourself). Great supervisors are not only managers, they are leaders. By holding structured, effective meetings to have an open conversation, one can manage accountabilities and gain insight as to what can be improved. Take time to reflect and better your work as well as yourself. 10. Never SettleNever. Settle. Check out Crest Industries’ current openings at www.crestoperations.com . Inside Sales Person (Broussard, LA)
Mid-State Supply Co., LLC. Location: Broussard, LA Description: Mid-State Supply in Broussard, LA currently has an opening for Inside Sales. The ideal candidate must develop key partnerships with customers; aggressively promote products and keep up with the latest trends in the industry; identify business opportunities for products and aggressively move to gain closure; hold the ability to quote both large and small jobs with the goal to complete task in a timely manner to maximize profit and opportunities; work with assigned customers to assure good long term relationships are maintained and grow; respond to customer inquiries; participate in training, sales meetings and trade shows; must have the ability to quote both small and large commercial jobs; assists in counter sales when necessary.Requirements• Two plus years of sales experience, preferably in the wholesale electrical industry. • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills • Ability to work independently and in a team environment. • Able to make sales presentations • Must be a detail person who is able to focus for hours working on technical projects until completed. • Must have clean driving record. HistoryIn 1958, Joe T. Robison founded Mid-State Electric Supply Company out of the trunk of his car. Working in his father’s Hardware store while growing up, he learned the basic principles of building and operating a successful business: Honesty, Integrity, Product Knowledge and Quality Service. Instilling these principles into his company’s culture, he expanded his business into a group of world-class, project-oriented companies serving electric utility, electrical contractor and forest industries. Crest Industries, LLC, the holding company for these subsidiaries, is a private, closely held, family owned limited liability company. Crest Industries and its subsidiaries have strong financial resources, experienced management teams and second-generation succession in place for continued growth and success.
Apply online at www.crestoperations.com .
Ding! 10 Seconds to ImpressImagine: You’re in an elevator waiting to hit your floor, when Ron Burgundy (Anchorman star and FAMOUS news journalist) walks in right behind you. Being the extrovert that he is, silence is not an option. As the doors close he shakes your hand, and humorously asks if you are the Engineer who built this elevator because he wants to do a story on the world’s fastest elevator. You think to yourself, I know nothing about elevators but this surely would be a good opportunity to become famous! You only have five floors to go. That gives you 10 seconds to impress him. A situation such as this relates directly to that first common interview question,
“Tell me about yourself.”What your interviewer is really trying to figure out is whether you are proficient in your skillset and if you are culturally a good fit for the company. How can you answer this inevitable question better? Let’s break it down further. Who you are. What you do. How you can add value to the company.When we define ourselves, it is common to simply say “I am a _________ at company __________.” (plug yours in here). This information can be gathered from your resume. What your interviewer wants to know is if you are good at what you do, if you have a passion for the position for which you’re interviewing. So instead of stating your position and company, try to show the passion and drive you have for what you do. Let’s take Arthur for example. Arthur is a Construction Manager at Crest Industries. Instead of stating this, Arthur could say, “I’m Arthur, I am currently ‘part of a team that produces high quality high voltage infrastructure projects for both the private and public sector. It is very rewarding knowing it will affect the lives of thousands if not millions of people in a positive way’. I can bring my expertise and knowledge to organization to drive improvements.” Speaking of passion, this is a Crest Industries’ employee testimonial! Check out Crest Industries’ current openings at www.crestoperations.com . In this short time period, it was easy to convey that Arthur is passionate about his career and is looking to add value to the company. He truly wants the opportunity to excel and to be part of a team. Your interviewer will be intrigued by your response and will be eager to learn more about what you can do for the company, in only 10 seconds. I think even Ron Burgundy would be intrigued by that statement, don’t you? Stay classy, Crest readers. Beta Engineering
Electrical Engineer (Pineville, LA) Description: Beta Engineering, a subsidiary of Crest Industries, LLC., is currently hiring an Electrical Engineer to work from our headquarters in Pineville, LA. Electrical Engineers at Beta Engineering are responsible for the design, interpretation, application and documentation of drawings, schematics and diagrams used to construction high voltage substations and switchyards using an EPC build concept. Electrical Engineers are tasked with ensuring that designs, and their applications, are completed to code and standards set forth by the appropriate authoritative bodies. In addition, EEs are required to work with customer representatives and Project Management Teams to ensure designs meet appropriate specifications and requirements. Key duties and responsibilities are listed below, but do not reflect the entirety of the position: •Designs and interprets one-line, AC and DC schematics, relay panel wiring diagrams and equipment wiring diagrams. •Designs and checks auxiliary AC/DC panel drawings. •Performs and checks battery sizing calculations. •Writes and checks material list descriptions for electrical equipment. •Checks drawings for conduit, grounding, control buildings, electrical arrangements, outdoor lighting and equipment manufacturing. •Reviews test reports, relay settings, coordination studies and load flow studies •Answers technical questions posed by customers and their representatives. •Recognizes and recommend methods to improve every customer’s experience. •Perform other studies (short circuit, load flow, cable ampacity, etc.) as able and required. •Travels periodically to both customer offices for project meetings and to job sites for construction visits and testing Requirements for qualified applicants are as follows: •Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. •EITpreferred. •3 years high voltage substation or transmission experience preferred. •Knowledge of all or some of the following applications are preferred: AutoCAD, CDEGS grounding software, AcSELerator Quickset, Enervista, CYMCAP, SKM, LitePro, ETAP •Strong background in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required; strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Working conditions: •Will work in an office environment with minimal exposure to dust, noise, and other environmental hazards. •Period overnight travel is required to an active construction site for a period of one or two weeks at a time. Ability to perform duties safely and to adhere to each job site’s safety requirements; while working on an active job site, outdoors, is a requirement. Who is Beta? While others have spent their time “positioning” and “acquiring,” we have focused on developing relationships with customers and building one of the most talented rosters of engineers in the industry. In fact, we have been exceeding customer expectations on turnkey high voltage substation and transmission line projects for more than 35 years. With our engineering, procurement and construction experience, we are built for any size EPC project - we have the resources and the EPC expertise. At Beta, we still believe that a friendly and personable staff, a team of expert engineers, and a dedication to customer needs are more important than just getting bigger. In fact, we believe having strong, long-term partnerships with our clients has helped us build a reputation for being able to handle complicated electrical engineering projects across the country. Beta’s engineers design and build high voltage projects across the country, specializing in EPC services for gas insulated substations (GIS), switchyards and substationsand high voltage transmission lines. Crest Industries, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. apply online at www.crestoperations.com Crest Operations
Plant Controller (Eunice, LA) Description: Crest Industries currently has an opening for a Plant Controller in Eunice, LA. The Plant Controller works under the general direction of the Plant Manager, acts as Plant Controller. This individual works with business unit management, business unit departments and Corporate Controller to build and implement systems & ensure current policy, procedure and quality control systems are working effectively. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting or Finance is required. • Three to five years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience in cost accounting and financial analysis is required. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals is required. • Superior Excel skills plus good skills with other Microsoft software required. Who is Crest Operations? In 1958 Joe T. Robison founded Mid-State Electric Supply Company out of the trunk of his car. Working in his father’s Hardware store while growing up, he learned thebasic principles of building and operating a successful business: Honesty, Integrity, Product Knowledge and Quality Service. Instilling these principles into his Company’s culture his business has expanded into a group of world class project oriented companies serving the electric utility, electrical contractor and forestry industries. Crest Industries, LLC is the holding company for these subsidiaries and is a private, closely held, family owned, Limited Liability Company. Crest Industries and its subsidiaries have strong financial resources, experienced management teams and second generation succession in place for continued growth and success. Crest Industries, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. DIS-TRAN Steel Welder and Fitter Recruitment Job Fair
August 8, 2014 11am - 5pm CLTCC 4311 South MacArthur Drive Alexandria, LA 71302 All candidates must preregister at www.louisianawelderworkshop.com/dis-tran DIS-TRAN Steel, a subsidiary of Crest Industries, in partnership with LED Faststart and Central Louisiana Technicial Community College, is searching for candidates for Welder and Fitter positions in Pineville, LA. Pay for experienced introductory GMAW Welders and Fitters is up to$25.50 per hour. To be considered, you must:
Crest Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. For other employment opportunities with Crest Industries or its subsidairies, please visit www.crestoperations.com . Job Highlight
Apply online at www.crestoperations.com . Crest Natural Resources Forest Technician (East Texas) Description: Crest Natural Resources has an opening for a Forest Technician. This individual must be an energetic, self-motivated individual. The position is for the South and North management units covering Western Louisiana and Eastern Texas. This position will primarily be focused on the field work involved with the management of over 100,000 acres of pine timberland. Vehicle and equipment will be provided.Requirements• Associate Degree in Forestry is required. • Field experience is considered a plus. • Must maintain a valid Driver’s License. • Ability to work within a team to achieve a common goal. Who is CNR? Established in 1999, Crest Natural Resources (CNR), a subsidiary of Crest Industries, LLC, is a long-term, family owned timber company with deep roots in Central Louisiana. We currently own over 90,000 acres of highly productive timberland throughout Louisiana and East Texas. As a natural resources company, we strive to use the most advanced technology in all of our management operations without harming the environment around us. We are aggressively searching to purchase more acreage in our operating area. We are also currently using the most advanced GIS and GPS utilities to manage our holdings. Crest Industries, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. |
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