Fabrication supervisor vs line supervisor

The differences between fabrication supervisors and line supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a fabrication supervisor and a line supervisor. Additionally, a fabrication supervisor has an average salary of $60,478, which is higher than the $55,107 average annual salary of a line supervisor.

The top three skills for a fabrication supervisor include continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and employee development. The most important skills for a line supervisor are safety procedures, direct supervision, and safety rules.

Fabrication supervisor vs line supervisor overview

	Fabrication Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Yearly salary	$60,478	$55,107
Hourly rate	$29.08	$26.49
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	41,404	105,473
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

What does a fabrication supervisor do?

A fabrication supervisor coordinates a team that fabricates materials such as structural steel. They oversee workflow, supervise employees, assign duties, order materials, ensure a safe workplace, improve employee efficiency, and provide leadership. Having production experience, good written and oral communication, decisiveness, computer literacy, time management skills, compassion, negotiation abilities, and an industrial degree are all needed to become a fabrication supervisor.

What does a line supervisor do?

A line supervisor is responsible for monitoring the line operations within an organization, ensuring the adequacy of line staff on production, and supervising the quality control processes. Line supervisors enforce the highest safety standards and procedures within the premises to avoid operation hazards that might cause delays in the production. They also train new employees, coordinate with the management for process improvement, and develop strategic techniques to minimize excessive costings without compromising the service quality.

Fabrication supervisor vs line supervisor salary

Fabrication supervisors and line supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fabrication Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Average salary	$60,478	$55,107
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $90,000	Between $36,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Ewing, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	EMC Insurance
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fabrication supervisor and line supervisor education

There are a few differences between a fabrication supervisor and a line supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Fabrication Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fabrication supervisor vs line supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between fabrication supervisors' and line supervisors' demographics:

	Fabrication Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between fabrication supervisor and line supervisor duties and responsibilities

Fabrication supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.
Lead fabric team to update and prepare FDS, BOM, PLM.
Implement adopt fabrications each season into PLM system.
Create drawings in both AutoCAD 2004 and Solidworks 2002.
Train each welder to obtain various AWS and ASME welding certifications.
Utilize MIG and FCAW welding processes to fabricate roofs for mobile classrooms.

Line supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the quality control, safety, and sanitation for the second-process of poultry processing while adhering to FDA regulations.
Manage and develop associates base on organizational and developmental needs/conduct monthly one-on-ones with each employee to provide guidance and leadership.
Schedule crewing (union shop), production scheduling, MRP.
Run mechanical machinery to package FDA control medicine, build cardboard displays for different products and package them.
Operate manual and pneumatic tools and machinery used in the maintenance of vessels, HVAC and ice arena equipment.
Train maintenance personnel in diagnosing and repairing machines to minimize downtime and cost associated with the operation of all machinery.

Fabrication supervisor vs line supervisor skills

Common fabrication supervisor skills

Continuous Improvement, 10%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Employee Development, 8%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Standards, 4%

Common line supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Direct Supervision, 14%
Safety Rules, 8%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Food Safety, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%

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