A Supervisor, or Team Leader, is responsible for overseeing a group of employees within a professional setting. Their duties include relaying information between their team and upper management, guiding their team through daily work activities or projects and monitoring employee performance to ensure maximum productivity.
Supervisor duties and responsibilities
A Supervisor’s main goal is to manage a team of employees by providing constant feedback and communicating the company’s goals. Some of their primary day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Managing the workflow of their employees, creating team schedules and delegating tasks
- Assessing the work performance of their employees and identifying areas that need improvement
- Ensuring that business goals, deadlines and performance standards are met
- Training and onboarding new hires to make sure they understand their roles
- Setting goals for workers and making sure they comply with the company’s plans and vision
- Recommend new employees to the human resources team based on an assessment of their performance
