Sanitation superintendent vs production manager

The differences between sanitation superintendents and production managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a sanitation superintendent and a production manager. Additionally, a production manager has an average salary of $78,064, which is higher than the $40,857 average annual salary of a sanitation superintendent.

The top three skills for a sanitation superintendent include food safety, USDA and CCP. The most important skills for a production manager are continuous improvement, customer service, and quality standards.

Sanitation superintendent vs production manager overview

	Sanitation Superintendent	Production Manager
Yearly salary	$40,857	$78,064
Hourly rate	$19.64	$37.53
Growth rate	6%	3%
Number of jobs	12,961	95,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Sanitation superintendent vs production manager salary

Sanitation superintendents and production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sanitation Superintendent	Production Manager
Average salary	$40,857	$78,064
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $62,000	Between $50,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between sanitation superintendent and production manager education

There are a few differences between a sanitation superintendent and a production manager in terms of educational background:

	Sanitation Superintendent	Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Stanford University

Sanitation superintendent vs production manager demographics

Here are the differences between sanitation superintendents' and production managers' demographics:

	Sanitation Superintendent	Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 3.9% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between sanitation superintendent and production manager duties and responsibilities

Sanitation superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Work closely with QA and USDA on pre-operational inspection.
Power point GMP total plant employee training.
Work daily with USDA to ensure compliance with regulations.
Perform and verify inspections of assembly operations using SPC techniques, specialize test equipment, and precision measuring instruments.EDUCTION :
Oversee daily restaurant operation ensuring an excellent customer experience for high volume caf.

Production manager example responsibilities.

Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.

Sanitation superintendent vs production manager skills

Common sanitation superintendent skills

Food Safety, 50%
USDA, 17%
CCP, 11%
GMP, 9%
BRC, 4%
QA, 3%

Common production manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%

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