Plant Manager: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Some factories are so big that people ride bicycles or scooters across the floor to get from one end to the other!
Through history
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Long ago
Long ago, most things were made by hand in small workshops. Over time, people built factories so many more things could be made at once.
Tools of the trade
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Clipboard
A flat board with a clip on top. The plant manager writes down notes and numbers about what was made while walking the factory floor.
A day in the job
- 7:00 AMThe plant manager arrives and walks the factory floor to check that the machines are ready and everyone is safe.
Words to know
- Shipment
- A shipment is a batch of things sent from one place to another, like boxes of parts that arrive at the factory by truck.
Quiz time
A plant manager only works with machines and never talks to workers.
Factories can make things like cereal, toys, and medicine.