Senior production associate vs leader

The differences between senior production associates and 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 production associate and a leader. Additionally, a leader has an average salary of $86,964, which is higher than the $59,051 average annual salary of a senior production associate.

The top three skills for a senior production associate include quality standards, hand tools and computer system. The most important skills for a leader are customer service, strong time management, and excellent interpersonal.

Senior production associate vs leader overview

	Senior Production Associate	Leader
Yearly salary	$59,051	$86,964
Hourly rate	$28.39	$41.81
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	52,142	172,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior production associate vs leader salary

Senior production associates and leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Production Associate	Leader
Average salary	$59,051	$86,964
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $49,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Maine
Best paying company	ORIX USA	Eli Lilly and Company
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior production associate and leader education

There are a few differences between a senior production associate and a leader in terms of educational background:

	Senior Production Associate	Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior production associate vs leader demographics

Here are the differences between senior production associates' and leaders' demographics:

	Senior Production Associate	Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production associate and leader duties and responsibilities

Senior production associate example responsibilities.

Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Supervise and run production lines assuring quality in GMP codes and lot dates for food products.
Record data per run per BOM and FDA.
Utilize skills in molding, splicing and soldering and brazing.
Circulate packing and shipping manuals for instructions to agents and troubleshoot any issues.
Use JIRA to kick-off development tasks, track stages of production, kick off QA efforts, and document bugs.

Leader example responsibilities.

Manage UNIX and mainframe systems software staff.
Achieve business metrics and implement WCM tools and processes.
Lead instrument calibration, OOS investigation, change control, deviation documentation to comply with GMP.
Lead a group to help a dog food producer to gain traction in the grocery store channel
Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Lead in PTA efforts to recognize school staff by planning events and organize and plan monthly appreciation gifts.

Senior production associate vs leader skills

Common senior production associate skills

Quality Standards, 22%
Hand Tools, 9%
Computer System, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Quality Checks, 5%
Quality Procedures, 5%

Common leader skills

Customer Service, 14%
Strong Time Management, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
PET, 6%
Digital Transformation, 6%
Work Ethic, 5%