A supervisor is any person who manages/oversees/supervises employees. "Superintendent" is a specific job title that is assigned. Usually a superintendent would supervise an entire organization or facilty.
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In my experience from commercial construction, a superintendent oversees a specific portion of a project as the highest ranking employee of a subcontractor.
A supervisor answers to the superintendent and supervises employees and work given them from the superintendent.