Paper mill superintendent vs operations team leader

The differences between paper mill 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 paper mill superintendent and an operations team leader. Additionally, a paper mill superintendent has an average salary of $73,867, which is higher than the $55,160 average annual salary of an operations team leader.

The top three skills for a paper mill superintendent include capital projects, machine uptime and . The most important skills for an operations team leader are customer service, continuous improvement, and excellent interpersonal.

Paper mill superintendent vs operations team leader overview

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Yearly salary	$73,867	$55,160
Hourly rate	$35.51	$26.52
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	12,856	179,669
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 90%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Paper mill superintendent vs operations team leader salary

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

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Average salary	$73,867	$55,160
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $130,000	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 paper mill superintendent and operations team leader education

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

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 90%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Paper Science And Engineering	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Stanford University

Paper mill superintendent vs operations team leader demographics

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

	Paper Mill Superintendent	Operations Team Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%
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, 12.9% 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 paper mill superintendent and operations team 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

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.

Paper mill superintendent vs operations team leader skills

Common paper mill superintendent skills

Capital Projects, 60%
Machine Uptime, 40%

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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