Senior process operator vs process leader

The differences between senior process operators and process 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 a process leader. Additionally, a process leader has an average salary of $88,400, 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 a process leader are customer service, cleanliness, and sales floor.

Senior process operator vs process leader overview

	Senior Process Operator	Process Leader
Yearly salary	$37,847	$88,400
Hourly rate	$18.20	$42.50
Growth rate	-	11%
Number of jobs	51,114	71,467
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior process operator vs process leader salary

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

	Senior Process Operator	Process Leader
Average salary	$37,847	$88,400
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	Between $59,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior process operator and process leader education

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

	Senior Process Operator	Process Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior process operator vs process leader demographics

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

	Senior Process Operator	Process Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 58.8% Female, 41.2%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.4% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior process operator and process 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.

Process leader example responsibilities.

Lead process cost, capacity, and ROI forecasting
Manage the movement of work in progress (WIP) through the departments.
Manage day-to-day logistics of work orders to ensure they are progressing as scheduled and customer commitments are being meet.
Design, build, train and manage new cross site data team to support integrate ERP system for change control.
Initiate supplier - kitting, Kanban and vendor manage inventory processes of hardware, pipe, fittings and expense items.
Plan and facilitate Kaizen events that lead to significant business improvement results.

Senior process operator vs process leader skills

Common senior process operator skills

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

Common process leader skills

Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 8%
Sales Floor, 8%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Process Improvement, 6%

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