Sub plant manager vs industrial production manager

The differences between sub plant managers and industrial production managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a sub plant manager and an industrial production manager. Additionally, an industrial production manager has an average salary of $105,232, which is higher than the $64,306 average annual salary of a sub plant manager.

The top three skills for a sub plant manager include food preparation, food safety and customer service. The most important skills for an industrial production manager are lean manufacturing, production processes, and production orders.

Sub plant manager vs industrial production manager overview

	Sub Plant Manager	Industrial Production Manager
Yearly salary	$64,306	$105,232
Hourly rate	$30.92	$50.59
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	10,827	63,808
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Sub plant manager vs industrial production manager salary

Sub plant managers and industrial production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sub Plant Manager	Industrial Production Manager
Average salary	$64,306	$105,232
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $100,000	Between $73,000 And $151,000
Highest paying City	-	Hayward, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between sub plant manager and industrial production manager education

There are a few differences between a sub plant manager and an industrial production manager in terms of educational background:

	Sub Plant Manager	Industrial Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Northwestern University

Sub plant manager vs industrial production manager demographics

Here are the differences between sub plant managers' and industrial production managers' demographics:

	Sub Plant Manager	Industrial Production Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 80.3% Female, 19.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 9.1% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 8.9% White, 69.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between sub plant manager and industrial production manager duties and responsibilities

Sub plant manager example responsibilities.

Manage 65 plant production and five plant supervisors in bilingual union manufacturing HVAC plant.
Ensure staff compliance with regulatory standards (JCAHO, HIPPA, MDS, etc.
Complete weekly schedules according to payroll policies.
Prepare the payroll and work schedules of associates and supervisors.
Attend patient care plan meeting and work on MDS with MDS coordinator.
Utilize ordering and logistics personnel to assist in the daily operations of a world class manufacturing facility.

Industrial production manager example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Perform daily safety and quality internal ISO audits.
Keep time clock functioning and run payroll reports for accounting each week.
Programme and implement PLC connection with existing company system (Allen-Bradley) of the new process machine.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Research & design of new grain dryer models or improvement upon existing models.

Sub plant manager vs industrial production manager skills

Common sub plant manager skills

Food Preparation, 34%
Food Safety, 29%
Customer Service, 22%
Payroll, 8%
Inventory Control, 4%
Safety Regulations, 4%

Common industrial production manager skills

Lean Manufacturing, 29%
Production Processes, 13%
Production Orders, 13%
Processing Problems, 11%
Assembly Line, 7%
Logistics, 7%

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