Morrison Products needed more capacity, and the only other option on the table was a 7-day work week. They went to 4 days instead.Plant manager Davey Denney walks host Parker Hendricks through how a 103-year-old HVAC manufacturer in Canton, Georgia moved both shifts to four 10-hour days, what went wrong in the first few months, and why job applicants light up when they hear about it. Three years in, Friday overtime is volunteer only and everybody wants it because they are home by 10am with a long weekend ahead.Davey also shares his own story. He started as a production control assistant right out of tech school and became plant manager at 32, with people on the floor asking him to go for the job. He explains how he leads 60 to 80 people, why he blocks 30 minutes every week for one-on-ones, and how one round of floor feedback turned into a fix for scrap on a 5,000-pound steel coil line.Morrison Products, now rebranding as Morrison Lau, was founded in 1923 and builds the blower wheels inside HVAC systems from Carrier, Rheem, Goodman, Lennox and Trane. Very few manufacturers ever make it to 100 years. Davey shares what he thinks has kept this one going.If you run a plant and you are fighting to hire and keep good people, this episode is for you.Are you a manufacturer with a story to tell? We come to your shop, setup takes about 30 minutes, and you walk away with content you can use everywhere.Email Parker at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])Check out Morrison Lauhttps://morrisonproducts.com/New episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio.*Chapters*0:00 Meet Davey Denny of Morrison Products0:47 Why a 103-year-old factory went to 4 tens2:55 Why new hires love it4:53 The problems nobody warns you about6:39 What to line up before you switch7:50 Building for Carrier, Rheem, Goodman, Lennox and Trane8:19 The manufacturing workforce problem11:00 You could eat off this floor12:00 From inventory clerk to plant manager at 3215:05 Going from solo work to leading people17:30 Servant leaders vs power-trip managers19:12 The weekly one-on-ones20:22 How floor feedback fixed a scrap problem23:12 103 years and counting26:04 What gives a company staying power30:03 The year everyone got a bonus30:47 What you see walking onto the floor32:17 How a blower wheel gets made33:20 Quality checks and balancing weights35:25 Davey off the clock36:41 What's next for Davey38:02 What keeps a plant manager up at night39:53 Wrap up#manufacturing #4dayworkweek #plantmanager #HVAC #madeinamerica

America has roughly 600,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs right now, and that number is projected to keep climbing past 1.3 million by 2027. At the same time, a quarter of the skilled manufacturing workforce is set to retire within ten years. Nobody is really talking about it, and almost nobody is showing the next generation what these jobs actually look like today.That is why this show exists.In this opening episode, host Parker Hendricks sits down with producer Jeff Evans to explain what "un-manufactured" really means, who the show is for, and why changing the perception of manufacturing matters for the strength of the American economy. We get into the real problems manufacturers face every day, how AI and automation are making these jobs safer and more interesting than ever, and why so many college graduates are now earning less than skilled tradespeople.No fluff, no pitch, no corporate spin. Just real conversations with the people who build things.Are you a manufacturer with a story to tell? We come to you, set up takes about 30 minutes, the interview runs 30 to 45, and you walk away with content you can use everywhere. Reach out to be a guest: [email protected] New episodes drop here on YouTube, plus Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeartRadio. Subscribe so you do not miss Episode 2.Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to the show 0:38 Where the idea came from 1:53 What "un-manufactured" really means 3:01 Who this show is for 4:39 The biggest problems manufacturers face 5:27 The workforce crisis: 600,000 empty jobs 6:35 How AI is making manufacturing better 9:10 College vs. the trades 13:14 The guests we want on the show 14:50 What is in it for the manufacturers 16:44 How the interview process works 20:05 The one-year vision 23:55 Speed round with Parker 28:37 Wrap up#manufacturing #skilledtrades #americanmanufacturing #manufacturingjobs #madeinamerica