A Day in the Life of a Production Manager at Dover Chemical

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What does a production manager do at Dover Chemical? The day begins with emails and any pending paperwork to get a clear picture of what happened overnight. From there, a mix of casual and formal meetings establishes priorities for the day. A check-in with the production scheduler follows, then it's out to the plant.

On the plant floor, the production manager connects with the maintenance manager to identify anything that broke overnight or any long-term projects in progress. The core of the role is managing the production of chemicals through a series of reactors. Both control rooms get checked — the main one and the secondary room at the back of the plant — to ensure everything is running efficiently.

Over 20 years in the chemical industry, the lesson that keeps holding up is this: keep learning new things, and let daily challenges drive personal growth.

This video is part of the Invading Tusc video series.