JOBS & EMPLOYERS
From Fort Knox to the new Ford Energy plant in Glendale, here are the employers that keep Hardin County working.
Looking for work in Hardin County, or just curious who’s hiring? Below are the area’s largest employers, with links to their official career pages. We list headcounts only when a public source reports them, with the year.
22,000+
Fort Knox workforce
2,700
Baptist Health Hardin employees
1,800+
Metalsa employees
~2,100
Jobs planned at Ford Energy Systems
EMPLOYERS
The area’s largest employers
Fort Knox
The region’s largest employer, with a workforce of more than 22,000.
Ford Energy Systems, Glendale (former BlueOval SK)
Ford took ownership of the Glendale plant in May 2026 and plans to build battery energy storage systems there, with production expected in late 2027 and about 2,100 jobs planned. Most operator hiring is expected in early 2027.
Baptist Health Hardin
A 300-bed hospital in Elizabethtown with about 2,700 employees.
Hardin County Schools
One of the county’s top employers: teachers, support staff, and transportation.
MORE MANUFACTURERS IN HARDIN COUNTY
Summit Polymers
Soudal Accumetric
Flex Films
WL Plastics
Kruger Packaging
Fischbach
Gates
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Size and drive times from town
Drive times are off-peak estimates from the north side of Elizabethtown (Ring Rd at I-65) and the south side (near ECTC).
Fort Knox (U.S. Army)
Baptist Health Hardin
Ford Energy Systems (former BlueOval SK)
Metalsa
Altec
AGC Automotive Americas
Hardin County Schools
Elizabethtown Independent Schools
Drive times: OSRM off-peak routing, Oct 24, 2026 (* = approximate, places database). Employee counts: sources in each row.
COMMUTE
Living close to work
Ford Energy’s Glendale site is south of Elizabethtown off I-65. Fort Knox is north, past Radcliff. Where you live decides which way your commute runs.
FEATURED LIVING
South side of town: the shortest drive to Ford Energy in Glendale.
North side and Radcliff: the closest to Fort Knox.
Drive times per each community’s website.
FIND THE OPENINGS
Where to look for openings
DIRECT
Company careers pages
Baptist Health, Ford Energy Systems, Metalsa and Altec post openings on their own sites.
STATE
Kentucky Career Center
Job search help and hiring events for the Lincoln Trail region.
THE E-TOWN SCOOP
Hiring news
New employers and hiring events, in The E-Town Scoop every week.
RESOURCES