Biography:

Simmers Crane Design & Services Company was founded in 1958 by Charles Simmers, former Chief Engineer with Koppers Co. and Vice President of Engineering with Morgan Engineering Company. Mr. Simmers recognized the need for a specialty engineering group to serve the steel industry, and was able to staff his group with engineering personnel from major crane and mill builders.

Initially providing engineering services only, Simmers became a Division of Pollock Research and Design, Inc. in 1966 and has expanded its' capabilities to include complete engineering services, field services, and materials for cranes, weight handling, mill, special, and category "A" nuclear equipment.

Providing services both domestically and internationally, Simmers, along with its' sister division Reading Crane & Engineering Co., is an OEM supplier.

Simmers is accredited by the U.S. Department of Labor to inspect, test, and certify Maritime shore-based material handling devices such as cranes, derricks, spouts, etc. which require certification under Federal regulation 29 CFR Part 1918.

Industries served include: Steel, Heavy Fabrication, Manufacturing, Aluminum, Specialty Metals, Utility (Fossil Fuel, Hydro and Nuclear Plants), Paper, Construction, Automotive, Mining and Dockside Material Handling.

With 9 locations in Salem OH, Buffalo NY, Erie PA, Cleveland OH, Dearborn MI, Rock Island Illinois, Wisconsin, Chicago, IL and Texas, Simmers Crane and Design Services looks to hire 1 to 4 interns annually. Since Simmers began hiring interns, 8 past interns have become full time employees. Simmers states that their intent for hiring any intern is to eventually bring them on after they graduate. Although Simmers is not an international or fortune 500 company, they tend to conduct international business when it makes sense. As stated by a representative of the company, “We are primarily an engineering and field service company for overhead cranes and other material handling equipment. We manufacture cranes in our Salem, Buffalo, Cleveland and Illinois shops. We also design and manufacture below the hook lifting devices. We will design and manufacture all crane components.” Within Simmers’ structured internship program, they require students to register their experience with the STEM Careers, Internships & Co-ops office at Youngstown State University (YSU). Being in an ever-growing needed industry Simmers Crane offers a lot of opportunities and career building experiences for students.

Special Thanks to Pat Dechillis from Simmers Crane Design & Services!