About ERL About
Continual Evolution Toward Tomorrow’s Solutions
ERL is continually engaging in development and evolutionary innovation to ensure we meet the challenges of tomorrow.
ERL designs and manufactures robust products. Many of our products are created at our customers’ request. Our top priority is to provide products that are focused on the customers employees, the environment, and efficiency of operations.
We also service the equipment we manufacture with a combination of integrity, old-fashioned values, and today’s leading technology.
We have decades of experience in the commercial marine and industrial markets without one pollution incident. Our commitment to keeping our waterways clean has driven our innovation and quality control, guaranteeing standard-setting equipment.
When you choose ERL, you can be confident that your workers, your equipment, and the environment are in good hands. We invite you to try our equipment to experience our unrivaled reliability.
Founder, Larry Wilkins, works for NASA on the race to the moon.
Larry Wilkins founds ERL Inc. (ERL) as a job shop making high precision parts for jet engines, paint mixers, forklifts, and mining equipment.
ERL grows into fabrication with a line of chairs for the rail industry and its own design of satellite dishes. Wilkins engineers specialized in quality-control equipment for General Electric. For about 10 years running, ERL is the preferred gauging vendor for General Electric.
In 2005, ERL purchases Law Valve of Texas, the leader in valve and pump repairs for the marine industry. This allows ERL to expand service and repair operations to a much wider customer base.
ERL moves service and repair operations from a 6,000-sf facility to an 18,000-sf facility conveniently located just miles from several barge companies in Houston.
ERL builds the only pump test facility in the inland marine industry.
ERL triples in size. Product lineup includes equipment for cargo gauging, overfill protection, venting, pumping, and barge connection, all manufactured at the company’s 50,000-square-foot facility in New Albany, Ind.
MISSION STATEMENT
ERL Inc. was founded in 1970 with a simple mission to follow the golden rule: Treat others the way we want to be treated. We use this rule to guide our relationships with customers, employees, and vendors. As we build on our past and set forth into the future, we do so operating on principle and faith.
CAREERS
ERL started out in 1970 as a small, family-owned business. We still operate with the same family feel today.
Our exceptional crew is our best asset. Each member fully represents our company values: excellent skills, insight into industry regulations and trends, and the desire to provide peak customer service. We all work in harmony with dedication to keeping our environment clean and safe.
ERL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you bring the skillset needed to do the job, we hire without regard to race, gender, disability, or any other applicable protected status.
Our company is a rich environment for growth. We offer educational support so you can gain further skills toward advancement within the company. College, trade school, or certification training opportunities are available for qualified workers.
We support families with this medical and emotional assistance as needed:
- Medical and Life Insurance
- EAP
- Flexible schedules if needed for family health reasons
Benefits We Provide
ERL offers a variety of benefits designed to support our employees in their professional development, financial well-being, and health and wellness. These include:
- Medical, Short Term Disability, Life, Dental and Vision with other supplemental insurance options
- 401k with matching funds
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
- Tuition assistance
- Great work culture with special events for staff and customers
- Nine paid holidays per year
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer
ERL is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO.) All employment decisions at ERL are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ERL will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. ERL encourages applicants of all ages.
We Welcome Veterans and Military Service Members
We recognize the important contributions of the men and women who served our country in uniform. Please check our Opportunities section if you are looking to transfer your valuable military skills into the workplace at ERL.
