Plant culture manager vs plant superintendent

The differences between plant culture managers and plant superintendents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a plant culture manager, becoming a plant superintendent takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a plant superintendent has an average salary of $95,149, which is higher than the $85,946 average annual salary of a plant culture manager.

The top three skills for a plant culture manager include performance management, employee engagement and training programs. The most important skills for a plant superintendent are plant safety, production supervisors, and OSHA.

Plant culture manager vs plant superintendent overview

	Plant Culture Manager	Plant Superintendent
Yearly salary	$85,946	$95,149
Hourly rate	$41.32	$45.74
Growth rate	-3%	3%
Number of jobs	9,844	31,744
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	2

Plant culture manager vs plant superintendent salary

Plant culture managers and plant superintendents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Culture Manager	Plant Superintendent
Average salary	$85,946	$95,149
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $126,000	Between $67,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	West Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Koch Industries
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between plant culture manager and plant superintendent education

There are a few differences between a plant culture manager and a plant superintendent in terms of educational background:

	Plant Culture Manager	Plant Superintendent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Plant culture manager vs plant superintendent demographics

Here are the differences between plant culture managers' and plant superintendents' demographics:

	Plant Culture Manager	Plant Superintendent
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 96.9% Female, 3.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 69.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	8%

Differences between plant culture manager and plant superintendent duties and responsibilities

Plant culture manager example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of USDA facility.
Experience with PolyOn control release fertilizers as well as soil amendments and conventional IPM products.
Initiate IPM program utilizing biological pest control.
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.

Plant superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage employee's schedules, time off requests, vacation and payroll with the KRONOS time management software.
Establish safety training program and documentation to satisfy OSHA requirements.
Direct and monitor plant personnel in accordance with OSHA regulations and company safety program.
Function as plant buyer, scheduler, maintenance, and QC lab tech.
Assist machine shop employee's adherence to GMP regulations and completing all necessary paperwork.
Organize training programs for the production personnel GMP, safety compliance and S.O.P's.

Plant culture manager vs plant superintendent skills

Common plant culture manager skills

Performance Management, 41%
Employee Engagement, 24%
Training Programs, 21%
Harvest, 7%
R, 4%
Tissue Culture, 3%

Common plant superintendent skills

Plant Safety, 10%
Production Supervisors, 9%
OSHA, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Plant Operations, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%

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