Senior process operator vs operations team leader

The differences between senior process operators and operations team leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior process operator and an operations team leader. Additionally, an operations team leader has an average salary of $55,160, which is higher than the $37,847 average annual salary of a senior process operator.

The top three skills for a senior process operator include hand tools, safety standards and GMP. The most important skills for an operations team leader are customer service, continuous improvement, and excellent interpersonal.

Senior process operator vs operations team leader overview

	Senior Process Operator	Operations Team Leader
Yearly salary	$37,847	$55,160
Hourly rate	$18.20	$26.52
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	51,114	179,669
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior process operator vs operations team leader salary

Senior process operators and operations team leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Process Operator	Operations Team Leader
Average salary	$37,847	$55,160
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	Between $28,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between senior process operator and operations team leader education

There are a few differences between a senior process operator and an operations team leader in terms of educational background:

	Senior Process Operator	Operations Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior process operator vs operations team leader demographics

Here are the differences between senior process operators' and operations team leaders' demographics:

	Senior Process Operator	Operations Team Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior process operator and operations team leader duties and responsibilities

Senior process operator example responsibilities.

Manage distillation process to determine product specification compliance, and prepare unit for shutdown or turnaround process.
Follow strict GMP and GLP practices.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.
Help developed and revise ISO compliant standard operating procedures for production, maintenance and safety operations.

Operations team leader example responsibilities.

Manage a team of CNC operators during the facility's exit strategy for machining.
Help develop new WMS system and implement real time visual control charts to achieve production and quality KPI metrics.
Manage SLA by prioritizing and resolving requests/Incidents in accordance with agree service level agreement.
Manage an embed Facebook executive protection team that provide security and logistical support for a corporate executive and his family.
Initiate and complete deviations along with CAPA and/or NTR's.
Document production data, including OEE, QPS, and safety tracking forms.

Senior process operator vs operations team leader skills

Common senior process operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Safety Standards, 11%
GMP, 10%
CIP, 10%
Production Equipment, 6%
Plant Operations, 6%

Common operations team leader skills

Customer Service, 15%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%

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