GE Decatur plant

GE Decatur plant is an appliance manufacturing plant in Decatur, Alabama owned by GE Appliances, formerly a division of General Electric. In 2018, the company announced it would make a major, $115 million investment into the Decatur plant.

History

On August 15, 1977, GE opened its Decatur Plant Operations (DPO) in Decatur, Alabama, hiring its first 77 production employees to begin manufacturing top-freezer refrigerators on the banks of the Tennessee River. This facility is the highest-volume refrigeration plant in the United States, producing top-freezer refrigerators in the 16 to 22 cubic-foot range.

In 2018, GE Appliances announced a $115 million expansion of its Decatur, Alabama facility. The investment added 255 jobs, increased the plant's production capacity by 25%, and transformed the 42-year-old site into the company's "Manufacturing Center of Excellence" for top-freezer refrigerators. The plant was named Assembly Magazine's Plant of the Year in 2019.

In early 2026, the company announced a $28 million upgrade to the facility, adding new automated thermoforming equipment and opening an on-site primary care clinic for employees and their families.