Paper mill superintendent vs line leader

The differences between paper mill superintendents and line 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 paper mill superintendent and a line leader. Additionally, a paper mill superintendent has an average salary of $73,867, which is higher than the $36,217 average annual salary of a line leader.

The top three skills for a paper mill superintendent include capital projects, machine uptime and . The most important skills for a line leader are continuous improvement, customer service, and safety procedures.

Paper mill superintendent vs line leader overview

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Line Leader
Yearly salary	$73,867	$36,217
Hourly rate	$35.51	$17.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	12,856	130,588
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 90%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Paper mill superintendent vs line leader salary

Paper mill superintendents and line leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Line Leader
Average salary	$73,867	$36,217
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $130,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between paper mill superintendent and line leader education

There are a few differences between a paper mill superintendent and a line leader in terms of educational background:

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Line Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 90%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Paper Science And Engineering	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Stanford University

Paper mill superintendent vs line leader demographics

Here are the differences between paper mill superintendents' and line leaders' demographics:

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Line Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 57.0% Female, 43.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 3.9% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 4.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between paper mill superintendent and line leader duties and responsibilities

Paper mill superintendent example responsibilities.

Supervise and successfully run the plant continuously even with shortage of manpower
Supervise and successfully run the plant continuously even with shortage of manpower

Line leader example responsibilities.

Lead Kaizen event to establish best practices for estimating methodology and reporting templates.
Manage and develop associates base on organizational and developmental needs/conduct monthly one-on-ones with each employee to provide guidance and leadership.
Gain knowledge of USDA, OSHA, HACCP, VPP, and ISO regulations and requirements within a manufacturing environment.
Walk with QA and USDA around floor to ensure are that all areas are up to standards and ready for production.
Used SMT to place capacitors onto PCB.
Develop and maintain a safe manufacturing environment by assuring compliance with OSHA and CFR applicable as company policies.

Paper mill superintendent vs line leader skills

Common paper mill superintendent skills

Capital Projects, 60%
Machine Uptime, 40%

Common line leader skills

Continuous Improvement, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Quality Checks, 6%
Assembly Line, 5%
GMP, 4%

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