Job Description & Requirements
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
Reporting performance records and evaluations to HR and senior management