Process engineering supervisor vs manufacturing engineering manager

The differences between process engineering supervisors and manufacturing engineering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a process engineering supervisor and a manufacturing engineering manager. Additionally, a manufacturing engineering manager has an average salary of $112,535, which is higher than the $102,417 average annual salary of a process engineering supervisor.

The top three skills for a process engineering supervisor include process engineering, continuous improvement and R. The most important skills for a manufacturing engineering manager are continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and project management.

Process engineering supervisor vs manufacturing engineering manager overview

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$102,417	$112,535
Hourly rate	$49.24	$54.10
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,080	83,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Process engineering supervisor vs manufacturing engineering manager salary

Process engineering supervisors and manufacturing engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Average salary	$102,417	$112,535
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $137,000	Between $81,000 And $155,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Intuitive Surgical	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between process engineering supervisor and manufacturing engineering manager education

There are a few differences between a process engineering supervisor and a manufacturing engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Process engineering supervisor vs manufacturing engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between process engineering supervisors' and manufacturing engineering managers' demographics:

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 12.0% White, 71.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 11.8% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between process engineering supervisor and manufacturing engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Process engineering supervisor example responsibilities.

Implement industry standards for manage service provisioning and delivery across carrier-class fiber-optic network.
Use of SPC procedures to follow ISO requirements.
Develop company factory safety protocols and procedure manual for an ISO environment.
Perform general facilities and equipment repairs and preventative maintenance including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, painting and drywall.
Develop training program for SMT line attendants that increase production and improve compliance to safety procedures.
Perform technical and demanding problem solving techniques particular to SMT solder paste print processes and quality issues thereof.

Manufacturing engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage engineering changes with product engineering on the introduction of new product launches using PFMA analysis and DFM principles.
Manage technical staff, work with marketing group to define research projects, define opportunity windows and establish schedules.
Lead facility design and layout to meet JIT principles and company's evolving quality system with SPC monitoring and reporting.
Manage and monitor machinery maintenance to comply with ISO preventive maintenance guidelines.
Lead business intelligence infrastructure stabilization efforts resulting in above goal sigma scores.
Implement industry standards for manage service provisioning and delivery across carrier-class fiber-optic network.

Process engineering supervisor vs manufacturing engineering manager skills

Common process engineering supervisor skills

Process Engineering, 13%
Continuous Improvement, 9%
R, 6%
Sigma, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
ISO, 4%

Common manufacturing engineering manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 9%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Project Management, 5%
Sigma, 5%
Lean Six Sigma, 4%
Product Development, 3%

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