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Although Kohler’s generator branch is not as familiar to the public as its plumbing divisions, Kohler generators are as prominent as their plumbing products. Kohler toilets throughout the US. Kohler generators have been used to give electrical power to high-profile events like the 2001 Grammy Awards, the one-year commemoration ceremony of theSpet. 11 2001attacks on the Pentagon and the memorial service for the Space Shuttle Columbia, just to name a few. Los Angles International Airport relies on Kohler generators to provide electricity in case of a power failure.

Kohler quality

Part of the reason the Kohler name is synonymous with quality is the high standards the company sets in place for new employees. “To stay on the cutting edge, Kohler Company recruits talented, dedicated professionals in a wide range of career categories,” said Kohler Staffing Manager Tanya Lulloff. These career categories include engineering, information technology, accounting, human resources, design and public relations, among many other occupations.

Since the company has many subsidiaries located around the world, Kohler receives applications from interested candidates from every corner of the earth. While the company hires employees from every continent, those in charge of hiring at the Wisconsin offices are always happy to see an application from Wisconsin. “At our corporate headquarters we are fortunate to receive a significant number of applicants who have left Wisconsin after graduation and are eager to return to be closer to family and friends,” Lulloff said.

Destination Kohler

Kohler’s hospitality division has blossomed over the last several years, thanks in part to their world-class golf courses, Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits. Blackwolf Run hosted the U.S. Women’s Open Championship in 1998, and Whistling Straits hosted the 2004 Men’s PGA Championship last August.

Blackwolf Run is divided into two 18-hole courses: the River Course and the Meadow Valleys Course. Blackwolf Run was named “Best in the Midwest” by Midwest Living for its River Course in 2003, and the course was ranked number 16 among the best golf courses in the US by Golf Digest in 2002.

Whistling Straits also has two 18-hole courses: the Straits course and the Irish course. The courses are built along two miles of uninterrupted Lake Michigan shoreline. A flock of Scottish Blackface sheep roams the Straits course, adding Scottish atmosphere to the scenic course.

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