A Day in the Life of the Plant Manager at Belden Brick Co.

What does a plant manager do at Belden Brick? The day starts with coffee and email, then a team debrief on the prior workday before jumping straight to the floor. Belden Brick has given this manager many chances to grow — the advice passed on from experience is to be a generalist: learn every part of the operation.

Walking the rows of unfired bricks, the plant manager checks for imperfections and confirms they are ready for the kilns. After a quick lunch break with the team, the kilns are inspected to make sure everything is running correctly. Packaging gets checked next to confirm they are on schedule, and then a stop at the glazing department to check on workers and operations. One final review of today's product samples — measuring dimensions and checking quality for shipping readiness — wraps up before overseeing the daily loading and shipping of finished product.

Every situation can go positive or negative. The plant manager here chooses positive, every day. That mindset keeps the entire facility running productively and efficiently.

This video is part of the Invading Tusc video series.