Mike Fogleman

Deere-Hitachi

Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation is one of the largest excavator manufacturers in the Americas; corporately headquartered in Kernersville, NC. The over 1 million square foot manufacturing facility brings together the latest in technological innovation and skilled workforce. Deere-Hitachi is a joint venture company formed in 1988 between John Deere and Hitachi. The factory produces Deere and Hitachi branded hydraulic excavators for the North, Central, and South American markets. The headquarters in Kernersville, NC consists of various functional job areas including Accounting, Supply Management, Information Systems, Customer Support, Design Engineering and Production Operation areas. The Operations areas include Welding, Machining, Logistics, Paint, Assembly, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing Engineering. The state-of-the-art factory uses high quality materials, advanced welding robotics, CNC machining centers, plasma plate-cutting machines and cranes capable of transporting as much as 25 tons. Each manufactured machine is made-to-order, made possible by a lean manufacturing system combined with a thorough quality assurance process Operations of Deere-Hitachi are housed in two facilities across 145 acres: the Main Campus and the East Campus. Main Campus processes include plate processing, welding, machining, and paint, and the East Campus location focuses on assembly and logistic operations.