Production control expediter vs production control supervisor

The differences between production control expediters and production control supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a production control expediter and a production control supervisor. Additionally, a production control supervisor has an average salary of $75,132, which is higher than the $52,185 average annual salary of a production control expediter.

The top three skills for a production control expediter include production schedules, production control and delivery dates. The most important skills for a production control supervisor are production schedules, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

Production control expediter vs production control supervisor overview

	Production Control Expediter	Production Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$52,185	$75,132
Hourly rate	$25.09	$36.12
Growth rate	-3%	3%
Number of jobs	82,743	107,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	45	46
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs production control supervisor salary

Production control expediters and production control supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Control Expediter	Production Control Supervisor
Average salary	$52,185	$75,132
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $54,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between production control expediter and production control supervisor education

There are a few differences between a production control expediter and a production control supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Production Control Expediter	Production Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Stanford University

Production control expediter vs production control supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between production control expediters' and production control supervisors' demographics:

	Production Control Expediter	Production Control Supervisor
Average age	45	46
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	6%

Differences between production control expediter and production control supervisor duties and responsibilities

Production control expediter example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Work as liaison between MRP and production planning to notify when schedule adjustments are require based on manufacturing.
Help in revising and adjusting of schedules according to production progress and change orders when working with MRP.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Facilitate and moderate demand, utilizing SMED and Kaizen technologies to facilitate procurement.

Production control supervisor example responsibilities.

Establish production plan to satisfy customer requirements and set priorities to achieve plan JIT shipping dates.
Manage material inventory JIT deliveries.
Manage site operational support functions including scheduling, vendor certification, purchasing, materials planning, inventory management and logistics.
Maintain KANBAN system throughout the facility.
Plan and schedule production activities, create and maintain BOM's, job costing.
Participate in writing work instructions and procedures when company begin initial ISO and QS9000 certification.

Production control expediter vs production control supervisor skills

Common production control expediter skills

Production Schedules, 13%
Production Control, 13%
Delivery Dates, 11%
MRP, 8%
Inventory Control, 7%
Completion Dates, 7%

Common production control supervisor skills

Production Schedules, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Production Planning, 6%
MRP, 5%

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