Production Plant Manager (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Production Plant Manager directs work and resources needed for a manufacturing production process. Plans and manages production work that meets cost, quality and quantity specifications for a company or project.
Job Outlook
There were 965 Production Plant Manager (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 29203 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Production Plant Manager industry, which includes the Production Plant Manager (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Production Plant Manager (General) jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $105,746.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $100,647.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Production Plant Manager (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $77,965.
Education and Experience
Posted Production Plant Manager (General) jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 51.5% |
| Master's Degree | 10.62% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.34% |
| Other | 15.93% |
Posted Production Plant Manager (General) jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 17.91% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.05% |
| 6 to 8 years | 14.77% |
| 9+ years | 16.27% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Production Plant Manager (General) positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Operations (48.52%)
- Management (47.76%)
- Communication (46.47%)
- Leadership (45.51%)
- Problem Solving (24.76%)
- Planning (23.89%)
- Customer Service (23.48%)
- Scheduling (17.96%)
- Sales (15.98%)
- Coordinating (15.26%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Ear Piercing (1.6%)
- Production Management (44.48%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Product Knowledge (2.87%)
- Production Planning (13.26%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (36.17%)
- Auditing (11.24%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (16.74%)
- Cosmetics (0.64%)
- Purchasing (11.35%)
- Quality Management (13.95%)
- Operations Management (13.9%)
- Lean Manufacturing (23.16%)
- Safety Standards (6.71%)
- Project Management (20.92%)
- Process Improvement (17.52%)
- Merchandising (3.05%)
- Performance Management (6.67%)
- Visual Merchandising (1.73%)
- Production Process (15.64%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Production Plant Manager (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Production Manager
- Plant Manager
- Value Stream Manager
- Operations Manager
- Production Controller
- Feed Mill Manager
- Quality Manager
- Assistant Manager
- Packaging Manager
- Program Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Production Supervisor (General)
- Farm / Ranch Manager
- Education Superintendent
- Director of Operations
- Distribution Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Production Plant Manager (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- The Judge Group (630)
- GPAC (538)
- Pizza Hut (493)
- Claire's (358)
- International Paper (303)
- Amazon (180)
- Brightview (177)
- Randstad (160)
- Aerotek (148)
- ManpowerGroup (131)
North Carolina
- Reser's Fine Foods (30)
- Southern National Roofing (27)
- GPAC (21)
- East Carolina University (16)
- UFP Industries (15)
- Palletone (11)
- Randstad (11)
- The Judge Group (9)
- Perdue (9)
- CRH Americas (8)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Forest Biomaterials Master's Degrees
- Operations & Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificates
- Operations Research Master's Degrees
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