Grain elevator superintendent vs production manager

The differences between grain elevator superintendents and 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 grain elevator superintendent and a production manager. Additionally, a production manager has an average salary of $78,064, which is higher than the $67,726 average annual salary of a grain elevator superintendent.

The top three skills for a grain elevator superintendent include CDL, product quality and OSHA. The most important skills for a production manager are continuous improvement, customer service, and quality standards.

Grain elevator superintendent vs production manager overview

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Manager
Yearly salary	$67,726	$78,064
Hourly rate	$32.56	$37.53
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	12,041	95,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Grain elevator superintendent vs production manager salary

Grain elevator superintendents and production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Manager
Average salary	$67,726	$78,064
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $109,000	Between $50,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and production manager education

There are a few differences between a grain elevator superintendent and a production manager in terms of educational background:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Grain elevator superintendent vs production manager demographics

Here are the differences between grain elevator superintendents' and production managers' demographics:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and production manager 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.

Production manager example responsibilities.

Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.

Grain elevator superintendent vs production manager skills

Common grain elevator superintendent skills

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

Common production manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%

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