How a Texas Factory Solved Its Labor Shortage with a Four-Day Week

Episode 17 of The Manufacturing Podcast explores how a mid-sized factory in Texas tackled a severe labor shortage by switching to a four-day, ten-hour workweek without cutting pay. Lucas and Luna walk through the specific numbers: turnover dropped from 60 percent to 12 percent in one year, applications jumped 400 percent, and productivity actually rose 8 percent. They discuss the operational challenges — shift coverage, overtime rules, and regulatory hurdles in Texas — and talk to the plant manager who made the call. The episode also touches on similar experiments in other states and what this means for industrial employers nationwide. If your business relies on factory labor, this one is worth hearing. #FourDayWeek #LaborShortage #TexasManufacturing #FactoryWork #WorkforceStrategy #ManufacturingInnovation #EmployeeRetention #Productivity #ShiftWork #IndustrialBusiness #HRStrategy #SupplyChain #ManufacturingPodcast #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Business #Manufacturing #FactoryOperations Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo