Fabrication supervisor vs production supervisor

The differences between fabrication supervisors and production 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 production supervisor. Additionally, a production supervisor has an average salary of $63,391, which is higher than the $60,478 average annual salary of a fabrication supervisor.

The top three skills for a fabrication supervisor include continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and employee development. The most important skills for a production supervisor are lean manufacturing, safety procedures, and production schedules.

Fabrication supervisor vs production supervisor overview

	Fabrication Supervisor	Production Supervisor
Yearly salary	$60,478	$63,391
Hourly rate	$29.08	$30.48
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	41,404	83,529
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
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 production supervisor do?

Production supervisors are employees who oversee the production process, usually handling activities directly related to people management. They manage employees by ensuring that the production floor employees are doing their work well and are motivated. Production supervisors guide employees and ensure that everyone is working towards company goals. They properly communicate these goals as well as the strategies to meet the set goals. Production supervisors have a direct hand in the hiring and subsequent training of employees. They should have good communication skills, decision-making skills, and leadership skills.

Fabrication supervisor vs production supervisor salary

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

	Fabrication Supervisor	Production Supervisor
Average salary	$60,478	$63,391
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $90,000	Between $43,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Intuitive Surgical
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between fabrication supervisor and production supervisor education

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

	Fabrication Supervisor	Production Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fabrication supervisor vs production supervisor demographics

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

	Fabrication Supervisor	Production Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between fabrication supervisor and production 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.

Production supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage an run extruders an injection molds.
Utilize MRP system to monitor and manage raw material and finish goods inventory.
Manage employee's schedules, time off requests, vacation and payroll with the KRONOS time management software.
Manage departments responsible for beginning raw material production process using automate CNC control plasma cutting machines.
Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.

Fabrication supervisor vs production 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 production supervisor skills

Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Production Schedules, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
ISO, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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