Also called: Plant Production Supervisor
Runs production lines in a large commercial bakery making bread, snacks, or frozen goods.
You oversee lines that turn out 10,000 buns an hour, managing shifts, safety, and quality checks. When a mixer breaks at 2 a.m., you get the call. It is factory leadership with a bakery smell.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in food science or management, or promoted from the line.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Food Science, Industrial Management, Baking Science.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated lines and AI scheduling reduce oversight work; running people, safety and quality still needs managers.
Classes: Chemistry, Business, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-1011.
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