Sub plant manager vs senior manufacturing manager

The differences between sub plant managers and senior manufacturing 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 a senior manufacturing manager. Additionally, a senior manufacturing manager has an average salary of $146,889, 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 a senior manufacturing manager are continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and sigma.

Sub plant manager vs senior manufacturing manager overview

	Sub Plant Manager	Senior Manufacturing Manager
Yearly salary	$64,306	$146,889
Hourly rate	$30.92	$70.62
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	10,827	39,741
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Sub plant manager vs senior manufacturing manager salary

Sub plant managers and senior manufacturing managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sub Plant Manager	Senior Manufacturing Manager
Average salary	$64,306	$146,889
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $100,000	Between $100,000 And $215,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between sub plant manager and senior manufacturing manager education

There are a few differences between a sub plant manager and a senior manufacturing manager in terms of educational background:

	Sub Plant Manager	Senior Manufacturing Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Northwestern University

Sub plant manager vs senior manufacturing manager demographics

Here are the differences between sub plant managers' and senior manufacturing managers' demographics:

	Sub Plant Manager	Senior Manufacturing Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%
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, 3.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 9.3% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between sub plant manager and senior manufacturing 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.

Senior manufacturing manager example responsibilities.

Lead and support CAPA, NCR investigations
Lead the group to develop process improvement strategies following GMP guidelines.
Manage manufacturing operations cross functionally with quality, logistics operations, procurement, finance, sales, and marketing.
Lead kaizen event to improve the new assembler hiring and training process, which significantly increase new hire retention rates.
Lead productivity improvement program, OEE improvement initiatives, and suggestion program.
Manage global automation projects within high-volume, discrete semiconductor manufacturing and PCB assembly line for hybrid modules.

Sub plant manager vs senior manufacturing 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 senior manufacturing manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 11%
Lean Manufacturing, 10%
Sigma, 5%
SR, 5%
Project Management, 4%
GMP, 4%

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