Specialty plant supervisor vs quality control supervisor

The differences between specialty plant supervisors and quality 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 specialty plant supervisor and a quality control supervisor. Additionally, a quality control supervisor has an average salary of $63,930, 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 quality control supervisor are safety procedures, product quality, and food safety.

Specialty plant supervisor vs quality control supervisor overview

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Quality Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,789	$63,930
Hourly rate	$15.76	$30.74
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	44,404	110,617
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Specialty plant supervisor vs quality control supervisor salary

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

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Quality Control Supervisor
Average salary	$32,789	$63,930
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $51,000	Between $46,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and quality control supervisor education

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

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Quality Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Specialty plant supervisor vs quality control supervisor demographics

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

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Quality Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%
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, 20.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and quality control 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.

Quality control supervisor example responsibilities.

Own, manage, and oversight to comprehensive quality management systems including leading policy deployment process within quality assurance function.
Implement and maintain quality system process in compliance with GMP's, quality standards and assist quality system process improvements projects.
Replace components as required, troubleshoot, and rig engines and flight controls.
Identify and solve problems regarding concrete, aggregates, and asphalt production and placement.
Notify department of CAPA requirement and are responsible for the completion and documentation of the CAPA.
Participate in CAPA activities, write and review incident reports, and implement solutions in the lab.

Specialty plant supervisor vs quality control 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 quality control supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 8%
Product Quality, 7%
Food Safety, 6%
Lab Equipment, 6%
GMP, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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