Process engineering supervisor vs process engineering manager

The differences between process engineering supervisors and process 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 process engineering manager. Additionally, a process engineering manager has an average salary of $124,640, 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 process engineering manager are project management, sigma, and lean manufacturing.

Process engineering supervisor vs process engineering manager overview

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Process Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$102,417	$124,640
Hourly rate	$49.24	$59.92
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,080	87,396
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Process engineering supervisor vs process engineering manager salary

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

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Process Engineering Manager
Average salary	$102,417	$124,640
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $137,000	Between $94,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Intuitive Surgical	Emergent BioSolutions
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between process engineering supervisor and process engineering manager education

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

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

Process engineering supervisor vs process engineering manager demographics

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

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Process Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
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, 3.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 12.7% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between process engineering supervisor and process 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.

Process engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Support FDA regulatory and ISO requirements with QA department through process engineering and support of CAPA program.
Pioneer SPC program including implementation of methodologies for corrective action.
Ensure water systems are OSHA compliant.
Implement plant wide remediation plan to comply with FDA requirements.
Design, contract fabrication and testing of OSHA compliant safety harness anchors.

Process engineering supervisor vs process engineering manager skills

Common process engineering supervisor skills

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

Common process engineering manager skills

Project Management, 9%
Sigma, 8%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Lean Six Sigma, 6%
R, 4%
Direct Reports, 3%

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