Kohler Co., maker of kitchen and bath products, opened its new manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. The company will be filling more than 400 full-time administrative and production positions.

The facility produces STERLING brand bath and shower fixtures and is approximately one million square feet on 216 acres with room for expansion. The $300 million capital investment features a manufacturing facility, ancillary warehouse, distribution center, office space, and cafeterias. The site also includes a showroom for customers and visitors to view products.

The facility incorporates smart factory elements and production technology that create baths, shower receptors, and bath/shower walls.

In March, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations selected Kohler to begin award negotiations for up to $51.2 million, matched by company investment, to demonstrate a commercial-scale decarbonization solution at the Casa Grande plant.