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What is a production support supervisor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a production support supervisor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $30.92 an hour? That's $64,317 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 83,100 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreProduction Support SupervisorUS Average
Salary
5.0

Avg. Salary $64,317

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
8.1

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
4.6
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.71%

Asian 5.18%

Black or African American 12.25%

Hispanic or Latino 16.30%

Unknown 4.17%

White 61.38%

Gender

female 25.13%

male 74.87%

Age - 47
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 47
Stress level
8.1

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
7.1

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
3.3

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Production support supervisor career paths

Key steps to become a production support supervisor

  1. Explore production support supervisor education requirements

    Most common production support supervisor degrees

    Bachelor's

    58.0 %

    Associate

    19.6 %

    Certificate

    6.3 %
  2. Start to develop specific production support supervisor skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Production Operations15.00%
    Production Environment11.82%
    GMP9.77%
    Direct Reports7.23%
    Production Equipment7.05%
  3. Complete relevant production support supervisor training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New production support supervisors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a production support supervisor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real production support supervisor resumes.
  4. Research production support supervisor duties and responsibilities

    • Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.
    • Write custom SQL scripts for reporting and or SPROCs for application support.
    • Keep department and employees prepare at all times for ISO, QBR and other various audits.
    • Extract and format financial reports from the company's mainframe and distribute them to the proper departments on a daily basis.
  5. Apply for production support supervisor jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a production support supervisor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average production support supervisor salary

The average production support supervisor salary in the United States is $64,317 per year or $31 per hour. Production support supervisor salaries range between $38,000 and $108,000 per year.

Average production support supervisor salary
$64,317 Yearly
$30.92 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2022
Pros

Being able to create a work environment where people flourish, come together, build good relationships form positive teamwork, watching work flow smoothly, reaching or exceeding goals, and be accountable. 2. An opportunity to learn shop floor activities technically and also to develop managerial skills.

Cons

When my children were young and still in school, I didn't like not having a work-life balance to be with the family. But now my family is grown up with there own families.


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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros

I like getting to know the company's operation and running numbers to see what opportunities there are for improvement.

Cons

I don't dislike anything about supervising, however the most difficult part of this position for me was managing people. This is a challenge when turnover rates are high.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros

Diversity of day to day operations

Cons

Stress and the babysitting nature of job.


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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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