Equipment maintenance supervisor vs maintenance planner

The differences between equipment maintenance supervisors and maintenance planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an equipment maintenance supervisor and a maintenance planner. Additionally, a maintenance planner has an average salary of $57,625, which is higher than the $53,191 average annual salary of an equipment maintenance supervisor.

The top three skills for an equipment maintenance supervisor include lean manufacturing, preventive maintenance and safety procedures. The most important skills for a maintenance planner are CMMS, maintenance planning, and maintenance tasks.

Equipment maintenance supervisor vs maintenance planner overview

	Equipment Maintenance Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Yearly salary	$53,191	$57,625
Hourly rate	$25.57	$27.70
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	74,160	71,145
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Equipment maintenance supervisor vs maintenance planner salary

Equipment maintenance supervisors and maintenance planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Equipment Maintenance Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Average salary	$53,191	$57,625
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $39,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	CVR Energy
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between equipment maintenance supervisor and maintenance planner education

There are a few differences between an equipment maintenance supervisor and a maintenance planner in terms of educational background:

	Equipment Maintenance Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Equipment maintenance supervisor vs maintenance planner demographics

Here are the differences between equipment maintenance supervisors' and maintenance planners' demographics:

	Equipment Maintenance Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between equipment maintenance supervisor and maintenance planner duties and responsibilities

Equipment maintenance supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage maintenance of the facility; all services from plumbing, electrical, HVAC; making repairs in house when feasible.
Implement and now managing a computer base preventative maintenance and unplan maintenance standardize process utilizing Directline/Megamation - CMMS.
Coordinate OSHA training for HAZCOM and LOTO as an integral part of employee orientation and ongoing training.
Coordinate logistics ensuring parts, personnel and supplies marry together ensuring repairs are completed quickly minimizing impact to ship schedules.
Assure refinery compliance with all PSM, asset/equipment integrity, and environmental procedures/processes.

Maintenance planner example responsibilities.

Manage aircraft TCTO - organization, depot, safety, and commodity as the TCTO manager.
Provide turnaround management services to support client's requirement in achieving successful projects.
Develop and manage PC base computerized maintenance management and productivity management system (CMMS).
Develop and implement safety preventive maintenance per OSHA guidelines.
Utilize CMMS (computerize maintenance management system) for preventive maintenance scheduling, work order generating, and equipment management.
Take part in BRC, GMP, and KPI audits.

Equipment maintenance supervisor vs maintenance planner skills

Common equipment maintenance supervisor skills

Lean Manufacturing, 8%
Preventive Maintenance, 8%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Logistics, 6%
CMMS, 6%
Equipment Repair, 6%

Common maintenance planner skills

CMMS, 10%
Maintenance Planning, 8%
Maintenance Tasks, 6%
Maintenance Procedures, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Predictive Maintenance, 5%

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