For more than 100 years, the world’s premier engine and vehicle manufacturers have relied on Elgin Industries for best-cost, best-quality product solutions. For the largest production engine remanufacturers as well as custom rebuilders and vehicle service shops of all types, our brands bring increased confidence, assurance and value to every job. Still family owned, still driven by innovation and a passion for customer success, we proudly engineer and manufacture world-class products right here in the U.S.A.
You’re One Step Closer to Joining the Team that is proud to be essential.
Join Our Team
At Elgin Industries we are dedicated to innovation, excellence, and sustainability in the manufacturing industry. Our team is at the heart of our success, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join us in our mission to shape the future of manufacturing.
Why Work with Us?
- Innovative Environment: Be part of a company that values creativity and innovation.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement and professional development.
- Inclusive Culture: A diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued.
- Sustainability: Commitment to environmentally responsible practices
As a team member at Elgin Industries you’ll enjoy:
• 401(k) matching
• Roth IRA
• Dental/vision insurance
• Health insurance
• FSA/HSA Accounts
• Company Paid Life Insurance for all FT employees
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company Paid short-Term Disability
• Accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 Paid Holidays per Year
• Employee referral bonus program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Shoe reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Service Awards beginning at 5 years
• Career advancement
• Garden lots
• Fun monthly activities (lunches, games, parties…)
How to Apply
Ready to join us? Follow these steps to apply:
Browse our current job openings and select the position that best matches your skills and interests.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit an application in person at 1100 Jansen Farm Drive Elgin, Illinois 60123, via fax at 847-742-2220 or email at marisa@elginind.com. Our recruitment team will review your application and contact you if you are selected for an interview.
Open positions
Software Developer
As a Software Developer at Elgin Industries you will be responsible for writing reliable, maintainable, efficient and scalable business applications in a Windows, NET, WPF Desktop application environment to support our users. You will collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to bring creative concepts to life and get in on the ground floor of a new project at Elgin that will be used across both the manufacturing and distribution floor and the corporate office.
Elgin Industries has long been one of the transportation industry’s premier manufacturers of engine and chassis components. For more than 100 years, the world’s premier engine and vehicle manufacturers have relied on Elgin for best-cost, best-quality product solutions. Still family owned, still driven by innovation and a passion for customer success, Elgin proudly engineers and manufactures world-class products right here in the U.S.A.
Key Responsibilities:
Participate in the translation of business needs into technical specifications.
Write reliable, maintainable, efficient, and scalable code.
Conduct comprehensive unit and integration tests.
Work effectively in a team environment.
Develop coding standards and guidelines.
Create and maintain technical documentation.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science with a minimum of 1 year relevant experience. Solid understanding of C#.NET, T-SQL, WPF, LINQ and Git. Proficiency with Visual Studio, SSMS, Azure DevOps and MS Office products. VB.NET, Python or Cobol experience is a plus.
Material Handler
We are seeking a diligent and reliable Material Handler to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for moving product to appropriate areas based on supervisor instructions, pulls and delivers product from racking, bins, and storage areas, Wraps and weights packages and skids, stacks raw material in storage area and scans it into inventory, safely handles scrap during and after production run, keeps areas clean and organized in a 5S manner, may assists in training of other employees as required.
Elgin Industries is dedicated to delivering high-quality products to our customers. We pride ourselves on our commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. This position plays a vital role in our Traffic Department, ensuring that materials and products move smoothly and efficiently through our Distribution Department. The Material Handler’s work directly impacts our ability to meet delivery schedules and customer expectations.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Valid Driver’s License.
Control Room Operator
Elgin Industries is looking for a Control Room Operator to join our dynamic 3rd shift team located in Elgin, Illinois!
As a Control Room Operator you will control furnaces that perform hardening, carburizing, annealing and tempering of steel. You will oversee and at times assist in performing secondary Operations, such as shot blasting, tumbling, racking, straightening, preparing loads and washing.
Key Responsibilities:
Operates our Modern “State of the Art” Distributive Control System over all heat treat furnaces.
Directs up to three subordinate furnace handlers (Heat Treaters).
Provides forklift support to furnace handlers as needed.
Processes heat treat requirements through close interaction with our Heat Treat Supervisor.
Performs furnace control verifications using batch reports and infrared gas analyzers.
Handles related paperwork and sign-offs.
Operates forklifts, overhead cranes as needed.
Assists furnace handlers (Heat Treaters) as needed.
Performs preventive and minor maintenance as needed.
Fills in for absent employees if needed.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED or equivalent work experience. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. Required to stand; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and/or move over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Elgin Industries is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
