Sanitation superintendent vs quality assurance supervisor

The differences between sanitation superintendents and quality assurance 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 sanitation superintendent and a quality assurance supervisor. Additionally, a quality assurance supervisor has an average salary of $66,145, 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 quality assurance supervisor are food safety, product quality, and corrective action.

Sanitation superintendent vs quality assurance supervisor overview

	Sanitation Superintendent	Quality Assurance Supervisor
Yearly salary	$40,857	$66,145
Hourly rate	$19.64	$31.80
Growth rate	6%	3%
Number of jobs	12,961	82,301
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Sanitation superintendent vs quality assurance supervisor salary

Sanitation superintendents and quality assurance supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sanitation Superintendent	Quality Assurance Supervisor
Average salary	$40,857	$66,145
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $62,000	Between $46,000 And $94,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between sanitation superintendent and quality assurance supervisor education

There are a few differences between a sanitation superintendent and a quality assurance supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Sanitation Superintendent	Quality Assurance Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Stanford University

Sanitation superintendent vs quality assurance supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between sanitation superintendents' and quality assurance supervisors' demographics:

	Sanitation Superintendent	Quality Assurance Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 62.5% Female, 37.5%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 4.6% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between sanitation superintendent and quality assurance supervisor 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.

Quality assurance supervisor example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving ISO certification/training.
Manage GMP regulate quality assurance department to ensure all raw materials and finish products meet quality standards.
Lead product development team to successfully develop components at improve PPAP approval time by implementing better project planning
Conduct and report internal quality system and vendor/supplier audits in accordance with ISO and company quality assurance requirements.
Use of refractometer, micrometer, lab scales, and calipers.
Monitor pre-clinical GLP studies at CRO and intra-departmental sites to ensure protocol/regulatory compliance (Covance).

Sanitation superintendent vs quality assurance supervisor skills

Common sanitation superintendent skills

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

Common quality assurance supervisor skills

Food Safety, 8%
Product Quality, 7%
Corrective Action, 6%
GMP, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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