Generac Expands, Set to Hire 100 Additional People

May 5 -- Generac Power Systems, maker of backup power generators, is expanding and will hire 100 employees for its southeastern Wisconsin, Berlin and Oshkosh locations, said Art Aiello, a Generac spokesman.

The company, based in rural Waukesha County, will host a job fair May 8 at its Oshkosh facility at 3815 Oregon St.

Some of the hiring is due in part to the company acquiring Baldor Electric in November. The Oshkosh facility makes larger industrial generators that are up to two megawatts. Generac also acquired Magnum Products LLC — which makes light towers, mobile generators and pumps — in Berlin in 2011. Both companies have been folded into Generac, Aiello said.

"The reason we're having the job fair in Oshkosh is because Generac is not well known in the Fox Valley," Aiello said. "All of this hiring is due to growth."

Areas of growth have come from Hurricane Sandy and the large power outages from the winter season as well as on the industrial side from expanding into new markets.

"We're also seeing growth internationally," Aiello said. "So the positions we're hiring for are intended to fuel that growth."

Generac will hire engineering, technical and some production workers. To find out specifics on the jobs or the job fair, please visit www.generac.com/careers.

Denise Lockwood    www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee