Brian Smithmeyer Email & Phone Number

Provide leadership and development for the Product Engineering team members. Perform performance reviews for Product Engineering team members. Participate in recruitment for Engineering positions.Review complete engineering change notices, including BOM investigation per departmental procedures, for completeness and accuracy. Review sales orders and associated design and documentation for accuracy and completeness. Supervise the development of new layouts and design and/or modification in existing products, and information required for production use. Lead project team members to implement the project plan with company and corporate guidelines. Set release schedules of special options and product improvements. Communicate and coordinate with suppliers where engineering input is required to develop specifications for products and/or components. Develop project plans with input from engineering, marketing and production. Coordinate project activity and report progress and status of projects as needed to the StrategicProduct Planning Committee, engineering, marketing and production.Work with production, manufacturing engineering, lab supervision, marketing, service, and engineering personnel during the implementation of a project. Use Pro/Engineer and office software to Vactor standards and procedures. Actively participate and contribute to the cost reduction process as needed. Assist with identifying and implementing resolution of production and warranty problems. Evaluate product or product modification to determine the degree of success of the product in terms of performance and user satisfaction.

Streator, Illinois

Coordinate the development of layouts and design and/or modification of large vacuum trucks (hydro excavators, sewer cleaners, and industrial cleaners) using Pro/Engineer. Use engineering tools to analyze design to meet requirements for strength, noise, functionality, ergonomics, safety and quality. Communicate and coordinate with suppliers where engineering input is required to develop specifications for products and/or components. Coordinate project activity and report progress and status of projects as needed to engineering, marketing and production. Evaluate product or product modification to determine the degree of success of the product in terms of performance and user satisfaction. Assist engineers and designers with required engineering expertise to complete design activities. Assist marketing in reviewing bid specification and requests for quotations as needed. Assist with identifying and implementing resolution of production and warranty problems.