Plant chief vs factory manager

The differences between plant chiefs and factory 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 plant chief and a factory manager. Additionally, a plant chief has an average salary of $109,379, which is higher than the $94,025 average annual salary of a factory manager.

The top three skills for a plant chief include plant operations, R and maintenance management system. The most important skills for a factory manager are continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and ISO.

Plant chief vs factory manager overview

	Plant Chief	Factory Manager
Yearly salary	$109,379	$94,025
Hourly rate	$52.59	$45.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	21,404	9,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Plant chief vs factory manager salary

Plant chiefs and factory managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Chief	Factory Manager
Average salary	$109,379	$94,025
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $149,000	Between $67,000 And $131,000
Highest paying City	-	Stamford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Amazon
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between plant chief and factory manager education

There are a few differences between a plant chief and a factory manager in terms of educational background:

	Plant Chief	Factory Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Plant chief vs factory manager demographics

Here are the differences between plant chiefs' and factory managers' demographics:

	Plant Chief	Factory Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 9.2% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between plant chief and factory manager duties and responsibilities

Plant chief example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of USDA facility.
Operate extrusion lines to produce PVC pipe and hose and, HDPE pipe ..
Maintain an OSHA compliant work environment, enforce affirmative attendance policy, maintain complete inventory records and met/exceed production goals.
Review KPI reports and other production indicators daily in order to direct the resolution of operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems.

Factory manager example responsibilities.

Lead the process change to use MRP for planning all in house manufacture production products.
Manage engineering and maintenance technicians in order to improve equipment reliability and improve OEE.
Design a visual kanban for the factory floor and develop an electronic system using MRP technology to replenish parts.
Develop and maintain set-up sheets / device history records for all customer jobs to ensure SMT tractability.
Reduce work-in-process inventory from 2 weeks to 2 days by improving processes and setting up a KANBAN system.
Direct all operations for manufacturing, warehousing supply chain and logistics.

Plant chief vs factory manager skills

Common plant chief skills

Plant Operations, 29%
R, 20%
Maintenance Management System, 19%
PLC, 14%
Plant Machinery, 11%
Plant Equipment, 8%

Common factory manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 14%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
ISO, 6%
Sigma, 6%
On-Time Delivery, 5%
Employee Engagement, 5%