General milling superintendent vs industrial production manager

The differences between general milling superintendents and industrial production managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a general milling superintendent and an industrial production manager. Additionally, an industrial production manager has an average salary of $105,232, which is higher than the $37,078 average annual salary of a general milling superintendent.

The top three skills for a general milling superintendent include safety program, product quality and mill operations. The most important skills for an industrial production manager are lean manufacturing, production processes, and production orders.

General milling superintendent vs industrial production manager overview

	General Milling Superintendent	Industrial Production Manager
Yearly salary	$37,078	$105,232
Hourly rate	$17.83	$50.59
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	62,830	63,808
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

General milling superintendent vs industrial production manager salary

General milling superintendents and industrial production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	General Milling Superintendent	Industrial Production Manager
Average salary	$37,078	$105,232
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $73,000 And $151,000
Highest paying City	-	Hayward, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between general milling superintendent and industrial production manager education

There are a few differences between a general milling superintendent and an industrial production manager in terms of educational background:

	General Milling Superintendent	Industrial Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

General milling superintendent vs industrial production manager demographics

Here are the differences between general milling superintendents' and industrial production managers' demographics:

	General Milling Superintendent	Industrial Production Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 80.3% Female, 19.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 9.2% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 8.9% White, 69.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between general milling superintendent and industrial production manager duties and responsibilities

General milling superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Develop POS and inventory control systems, prepare management reports and ensure regulatory compliance.

Industrial production manager example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Perform daily safety and quality internal ISO audits.
Keep time clock functioning and run payroll reports for accounting each week.
Programme and implement PLC connection with existing company system (Allen-Bradley) of the new process machine.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Research & design of new grain dryer models or improvement upon existing models.

General milling superintendent vs industrial production manager skills

Common general milling superintendent skills

Safety Program, 43%
Product Quality, 25%
Mill Operations, 11%
HACCP, 9%
Plant Operations, 6%
Flour Mill, 3%

Common industrial production manager skills

Lean Manufacturing, 29%
Production Processes, 13%
Production Orders, 13%
Processing Problems, 11%
Assembly Line, 7%
Logistics, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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