Production operator lead vs production superintendent

The differences between production operators lead and production superintendents 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 operator lead and a production superintendent. Additionally, a production superintendent has an average salary of $88,703, which is higher than the $46,527 average annual salary of a production operator lead.

The top three skills for a production operator lead include quality checks, production operations and GMP. The most important skills for a production superintendent are continuous improvement, OSHA, and production supervisors.

Production operator lead vs production superintendent overview

	Production Operator Lead	Production Superintendent
Yearly salary	$46,527	$88,703
Hourly rate	$22.37	$42.65
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	111,952	101,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Production operator lead vs production superintendent salary

Production operators lead and production superintendents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Operator Lead	Production Superintendent
Average salary	$46,527	$88,703
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $62,000	Between $62,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	East Windsor, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Bunge
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between production operator lead and production superintendent education

There are a few differences between a production operator lead and a production superintendent in terms of educational background:

	Production Operator Lead	Production Superintendent
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Production operator lead vs production superintendent demographics

Here are the differences between production operators lead' and production superintendents' demographics:

	Production Operator Lead	Production Superintendent
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%	Male, 95.5% Female, 4.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 4.8% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between production operator lead and production superintendent duties and responsibilities

Production operator lead example responsibilities.

Manage employee's schedules, time off requests, vacation and payroll with the KRONOS time management software.
Assist towards a successful FDA audit.
Perform batch record and GMP documentation entries.
Follow company policies and guidelines corresponding to FDA ,
Create work instruction and visual aids for manufacturing in compliance with ISO standards.
Give accurate information to answer questions for co-workers, troubleshoot problems and concerns, and resolve complaints.

Production superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operation and maintenance activities in a high volume, OSHA, PSM cover specialty chemical manufacturing facility.
Participate in kaizen events and lean projects.
Script SQL commands for data mining and ad-hoc reports.
Analyze vendor data and debug production databases (SQL).
Introduce Kaizen and SPC to facility and develop metrics for operating unit.
Train employees in hazard analysis of critical control points (HACCP).

Production operator lead vs production superintendent skills

Common production operator lead skills

Quality Checks, 11%
Production Operations, 9%
GMP, 9%
Safety Standards, 7%
Production Lines, 6%
Production Floor, 6%

Common production superintendent skills

Continuous Improvement, 10%
OSHA, 10%
Production Supervisors, 9%
Safety Standards, 9%
Product Quality, 7%
Equipment Maintenance, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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