Grain elevator superintendent vs operations team leader

The differences between grain elevator superintendents and operations team leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a grain elevator superintendent and an operations team leader. Additionally, a grain elevator superintendent has an average salary of $67,726, which is higher than the $55,160 average annual salary of an operations team leader.

The top three skills for a grain elevator superintendent include CDL, product quality and OSHA. The most important skills for an operations team leader are customer service, continuous improvement, and excellent interpersonal.

Grain elevator superintendent vs operations team leader overview

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Yearly salary	$67,726	$55,160
Hourly rate	$32.56	$26.52
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	12,041	179,669
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Grain elevator superintendent vs operations team leader salary

Grain elevator superintendents and operations team leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Average salary	$67,726	$55,160
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $109,000	Between $28,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and operations team leader education

There are a few differences between a grain elevator superintendent and an operations team leader in terms of educational background:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Grain elevator superintendent vs operations team leader demographics

Here are the differences between grain elevator superintendents' and operations team leaders' demographics:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and operations team leader duties and responsibilities

Grain elevator superintendent example responsibilities.

Lead Kaizen identifying changeover/set-up issues.
Participate in FDA audits of the manufacturing facility.
Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvement and improve working relationships.

Operations team leader example responsibilities.

Manage a team of CNC operators during the facility's exit strategy for machining.
Help develop new WMS system and implement real time visual control charts to achieve production and quality KPI metrics.
Manage SLA by prioritizing and resolving requests/Incidents in accordance with agree service level agreement.
Manage an embed Facebook executive protection team that provide security and logistical support for a corporate executive and his family.
Initiate and complete deviations along with CAPA and/or NTR's.
Document production data, including OEE, QPS, and safety tracking forms.

Grain elevator superintendent vs operations team leader skills

Common grain elevator superintendent skills

CDL, 33%
Product Quality, 28%
OSHA, 26%
Grain Storage, 6%
Facility Operations, 4%
Equipment Operation, 3%

Common operations team leader skills

Customer Service, 15%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%

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