Hess Industries, Inc.

METALFORMING PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Dear Applicant:

Hess Industries is a customer-focused, integrated machine builder providing innovative manufacturing equipment solutions to our global and Fortune 1000 customers. Explore exciting opportunities in the design of automated assembly systems, welding and roll forming lines, presses and press automation, straighteners and spinformers.

We are located on the Indiana/Michigan line 45 minutes from Lake Michigan and 2 hours from downtown Chicago. The area offers suburban and rural settings with attractive housing options. We offer relocation assistance and a competitive compensation package that includes medical/dental, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) program.

Recently you submitted a resume for employment at one of our companies for an engineering related position. I am forwarding to you an information collection tool that will assist us in more quickly assessing your potential fit in our organization.

If you need more information, please call me to discuss the process before you spend time recording the information. I can usually be reached at (269) 684-9208; or visit us at:

Please respond ASAP to:

HESS INDUSTRIES, INC.

John Clements, HR

30257Redfield Road,

Niles, MI49120-4940

FAX: 269-683-7840

e-mail:

Sincerely

Hess Industries, Inc.

John Clements

Director, Human Resources

Enclosed:Engineering Applicant Screening

HII APPLICANT SCREENING: ENGINEER

(rvsd 05/06/09)

name: ______/___/___phone: ______

GENERAL

If your initial response was to an ad, where did you see our ad?

Would the commute to (essentially) Granger, IN be OK?

Or are you willing to relocate to the South Bend, IN / Niles, MI area?

Can you legally work immediately in the US?

Do you want full time design?

If required, what % would you be able to travel?

In what countries have you traveled? How extensively?

List any academic degrees (including your major):

At which are you strongest, why? Weakest, why?

- machine concepting:

- manufacturing process improvement:

- engineering analysis/calculations:

- engineering graphics/design:

- project engineering/project management:

- engineering management:

- machine startup/debug:

Which drafting/design software programs do you use? What revision level?

Specifically, AutoCAD Inventor – describe your skills.

In what sizes of engineering departments have you worked?

What experience have you had leading a technical team? Coordinating assignments?

Describe your verbal & written communication skills.Languages?

Describe your compensation expectations.

Fit (culture/pace/work environment/career goals):

Describe industrial equipment you have designed; your specific duties; years experience.

yrsequipmentyrsequipmentyrsequipment

___welding___strip processing/flatness___automated assembly

___rollforming___shaft straightening ___testing & instruments

___spin formers___metalforming presses ___other industrial equip

___stamping automation

name: ______/___/___intrvr: ______

MECHANICAL (answer applicable questions even if you are controls oriented)

Describe your direct involvement in the following:

- concepting & layout

- schedules, budgets (design & build)

- assembly drawings

- detail drawings for machining

> complexity of CNC?

> close tolerances?

> fine finishes?

- weldment & casting design

- calculations (horsepower, bearings, stress, etc.)

- FEA

- bills of material

- mechanical drives/power transmission

- hydraulic/pneumatic systems

- electrical/electronic control systems

- debug/run off/installation/commissioning

- FMEA/Reliability & Maintainability

Describe $ scope & duration of projects:

name: ______/___/___intrvr: ______

CONTROLS / AUTOMATION (answer applicable questions even if you are mechanical)

Describe your direct involvement in the following:

- mechanical design

- interpreting the requirements for mechanical movements

- establishing control system specifications

- laying out power distribution for process lines

- control panel design

- laying out wiring for a specific machine

- hydraulic/pneumatic systems design

- start-up/debug/run off/installation/commissioning

- drive controls for heavy rotating equipment

Describe your direct involvement in total control systems design (note control levels):

I- (PLC based)

II- (PC based)

III- (network based)

Which drafting/design software programs do you use? What revision level?

Describe specific programming experience:

-PLC

-C++

-CNC

-HMI

Describe specific platform experience:

- Windows NT

-

Describe $ scope & duration of projects:

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