General milling superintendent vs senior production manager

The differences between general milling superintendents and senior 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 a senior production manager. Additionally, a senior production manager has an average salary of $128,721, 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 a senior production manager are project management, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

General milling superintendent vs senior production manager overview

	General Milling Superintendent	Senior Production Manager
Yearly salary	$37,078	$128,721
Hourly rate	$17.83	$61.89
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	62,830	55,902
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

General milling superintendent vs senior production manager salary

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

	General Milling Superintendent	Senior Production Manager
Average salary	$37,078	$128,721
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $91,000 And $181,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between general milling superintendent and senior production manager education

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

	General Milling Superintendent	Senior Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

General milling superintendent vs senior production manager demographics

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

	General Milling Superintendent	Senior Production Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 65.5% Female, 34.5%
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, 13.1% Asian, 9.1% White, 69.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between general milling superintendent and senior 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.

Senior production manager example responsibilities.

Train all plant departments in following them in the IBM AS400 system achieving a significant reduction in transaction errors.
Manage and direct production QA and QC managers to ensure top quality product ships on time and with proper packaging.
Organize and manage daily activities of design studio; including financials, operational expenses, creating BOM charts and product costing.
Manage product booking to multiple overseas business partners seasonally.
Manage all booking and costing negotiations including seasonal costing and forecasting.
Coordinate logistics, and manage entire shipping department including warehouse and employees.

General milling superintendent vs senior 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 senior production manager skills

Project Management, 8%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
SR, 4%
Production Schedules, 4%
Sigma, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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