Heavy-duty snow and ice control equipment manufacturer for municipal governments
Henderson Products manufactures custom snow plow systems, spreaders, and brine equipment for state DOTs and municipal fleets across North America. The tech stack—AutoCAD, Inventor, SQL Server, Workata—reflects a manufacturing-forward operation moving toward digital process integration; active ERP implementation and lean inventory work signal internal pressure to reduce production downtime and standardize custom engineering workflows across their 175,000 sq. ft. facility.
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Manchester, Iowa, Henderson Products is a public company specializing in custom heavy-duty truck attachments and municipal infrastructure equipment. The product line includes dump bodies, snow plows, sand and salt spreaders, anti-ice systems, and brine production machinery—all manufactured in-house and sold directly to state departments of transportation, cities, and counties. The company operates six installation and service locations and competes on configurability and after-sales support. Current workforce spans 201–500 employees with concentrated hiring in manufacturing and engineering roles.
AutoCAD and Inventor for product design and modeling; Inventor specifically supports their configurable custom CAD model development for equipment customization workflows.
Yes. Current open roles total 70, with 40 in manufacturing and 14 in engineering. Hiring is steady across junior and mid-level positions, primarily in the United States.
Active projects include lean/JIT inventory optimization, production downtime reduction, ERP integration with reporting, and continuous engineering process improvement across their Iowa facility.
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