Specialty plant supervisor vs lead supervisor

The differences between specialty plant supervisors and lead 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 specialty plant supervisor and a lead supervisor. Additionally, a lead supervisor has an average salary of $42,548, which is higher than the $32,789 average annual salary of a specialty plant supervisor.

The top three skills for a specialty plant supervisor include customer service, product knowledge and sales floor. The most important skills for a lead supervisor are safety procedures, PET, and payroll.

Specialty plant supervisor vs lead supervisor overview

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,789	$42,548
Hourly rate	$15.76	$20.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	44,404	71,796
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Specialty plant supervisor vs lead supervisor salary

Specialty plant supervisors and lead supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Average salary	$32,789	$42,548
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $51,000	Between $25,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and lead supervisor education

There are a few differences between a specialty plant supervisor and a lead supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Specialty plant supervisor vs lead supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between specialty plant supervisors' and lead supervisors' demographics:

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and lead supervisor duties and responsibilities

Specialty plant supervisor example responsibilities.

Volunteer - employee lead EHS team.
Manage a calibration budget of $100k and capital budget of ~ $1.0 MM.
Manage day-to-day operations of logistics facility using proprietary logistics planning systems while tracking and coaching employees to process standards and metrics.
Develop job descriptions and maintenance procedures and create team orient environment which successfully improve cleanliness and comfort for students and staff.
Installed/Maintained/Repair industrial HVAC units throughout the Toyota plant.

Lead supervisor example responsibilities.

Direct and lead inventory control initiatives and conduct all safety committee meetings per OSHA requirements.
Plan, lead and participate in training, Kaizen and ongoing activities.
Follow the GMP's and safety guidelines, complete reports on computer and manually; and assist line workers.
Coordinate scheduling of several production lines involve in GMP manufacturing.
Check and audit timekeeping and attendance records for compliance standards and payroll integrity.
Institute daily time sheet and accounting reviews reducing errors and almost eliminating after-the-fact payroll and invoicing adjustments.

Specialty plant supervisor vs lead supervisor skills

Common specialty plant supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Product Knowledge, 20%
Sales Floor, 19%
Customer Issues, 13%
Performance Management, 10%
Wine, 8%

Common lead supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
PET, 19%
Payroll, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Exceptional Guest, 10%
Performance Evaluations, 10%

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