Lead production associate vs production superintendent

The differences between lead production associates and production superintendents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lead production associate and a production superintendent. Additionally, a production superintendent has an average salary of $88,703, which is higher than the $37,537 average annual salary of a lead production associate.

The top three skills for a lead production associate include safety regulations, computer system and data entry. The most important skills for a production superintendent are continuous improvement, OSHA, and production supervisors.

Lead production associate vs production superintendent overview

	Lead Production Associate	Production Superintendent
Yearly salary	$37,537	$88,703
Hourly rate	$18.05	$42.65
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	57,439	101,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Lead production associate vs production superintendent salary

Lead production associates and production superintendents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Production Associate	Production Superintendent
Average salary	$37,537	$88,703
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	Between $62,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	East Windsor, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Bunge
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between lead production associate and production superintendent education

There are a few differences between a lead production associate and a production superintendent in terms of educational background:

	Lead Production Associate	Production Superintendent
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Lead production associate vs production superintendent demographics

Here are the differences between lead production associates' and production superintendents' demographics:

	Lead Production Associate	Production Superintendent
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 60.1% Female, 39.9%	Male, 95.5% Female, 4.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 4.8% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between lead production associate and production superintendent duties and responsibilities

Lead production associate example responsibilities.

Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Perform process validation with QA for all job startups.
Oversee scheduling, receiving, shipping, ordering, quality and preventive maintenance of machinery and equipment (TPM).
Maintain a successful working relationship with USDA inspectors to facilitate timely resolutions to regulatory and procedural issues.

Production superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operation and maintenance activities in a high volume, OSHA, PSM cover specialty chemical manufacturing facility.
Participate in kaizen events and lean projects.
Script SQL commands for data mining and ad-hoc reports.
Analyze vendor data and debug production databases (SQL).
Introduce Kaizen and SPC to facility and develop metrics for operating unit.
Train employees in hazard analysis of critical control points (HACCP).

Lead production associate vs production superintendent skills

Common lead production associate skills

Safety Regulations, 10%
Computer System, 9%
Data Entry, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
GMP, 9%
Production Numbers, 7%

Common production superintendent skills

Continuous Improvement, 10%
OSHA, 10%
Production Supervisors, 9%
Safety Standards, 9%
Product Quality, 7%
Equipment Maintenance, 5%

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