Senior production associate vs production control supervisor

The differences between senior production associates and production control 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 senior production associate and a production control supervisor. Additionally, a production control supervisor has an average salary of $75,132, 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 production control supervisor are production schedules, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

Senior production associate vs production control supervisor overview

	Senior Production Associate	Production Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$59,051	$75,132
Hourly rate	$28.39	$36.12
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	52,142	107,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior production associate vs production control supervisor salary

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Control Supervisor
Average salary	$59,051	$75,132
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $54,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	ORIX USA	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior production associate and production control supervisor education

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior production associate vs production control supervisor demographics

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production associate and production control supervisor 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.

Production control supervisor example responsibilities.

Establish production plan to satisfy customer requirements and set priorities to achieve plan JIT shipping dates.
Manage material inventory JIT deliveries.
Manage site operational support functions including scheduling, vendor certification, purchasing, materials planning, inventory management and logistics.
Maintain KANBAN system throughout the facility.
Plan and schedule production activities, create and maintain BOM's, job costing.
Participate in writing work instructions and procedures when company begin initial ISO and QS9000 certification.

Senior production associate vs production control supervisor 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 production control supervisor skills

Production Schedules, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Production Planning, 6%
MRP, 5%

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