Senior production associate vs production leader

The differences between senior production associates and production 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 production leader. Additionally, a senior production associate has an average salary of $59,051, which is higher than the $44,563 average annual salary of a production leader.

The top three skills for a senior production associate include quality standards, hand tools and computer system. The most important skills for a production leader are customer service, continuous improvement, and safety procedures.

Senior production associate vs production leader overview

	Senior Production Associate	Production Leader
Yearly salary	$59,051	$44,563
Hourly rate	$28.39	$21.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	52,142	107,578
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior production associate vs production leader salary

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Leader
Average salary	$59,051	$44,563
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $31,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New York
Best paying company	ORIX USA	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between senior production associate and production leader education

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior production associate vs production leader demographics

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

	Senior Production Associate	Production Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 70.6% Female, 29.4%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production associate and production 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.

Production leader example responsibilities.

Manage PC production line personnel.
Manage the operation of three alkalize systems from a PLC.
Manage employee's schedules, time off requests, vacation and payroll with the KRONOS time management software.
Maintain maximum yields in accordance with company policies and USDA food and safety guidelines.
Maintain the facilities organization, appearance, and cleanliness.
Operate and maintain general manufacturing equipment and perform production in accordance with QSR, ISO and establish written procedures.

Senior production associate vs production 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 production leader skills

Customer Service, 11%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%
Customer Orders, 5%
Production Process, 3%

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