charge-hand
Leads the crew
A charge-hand is a worker who supervises a small group of other workers, ranking below a foreman but above ordinary laborers.
The term is primarily British and appears in industrial, manufacturing, and construction contexts.
A charge-hand typically has hands-on duties alongside supervisory responsibilities, acting as a working leader rather than a purely administrative role.
She was promoted from assembler to charge-hand after two years on the floor.
Obligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- directionWay something faces
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
supervision · leadership · guidance · control · enforcement · discretion · seniority · delegation
Worker who directs others
- overseerOne who monitors work
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- leadmanCrew's top craftsman
- gangerSupervisor of laborers
boss · superintendent · coordinator · headman · skipper · steward · inspector · monitor
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- workflowSequential task progression
instruction · training · monitoring · reporting · timekeeping · troubleshooting · productivity · inspection
Process of building something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- shipyardVessel construction site
warehouse · engineering · maintenance · electrical · plumbing · carpentry · welding · machining
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- directionWay something faces
command · supervision · leadership · guidance · control · enforcement · discretion · seniority · delegation · influence
foreman
Worker who directs others
- overseerOne who monitors work
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- leadmanCrew's top craftsman
ganger · boss · superintendent · coordinator · headman · skipper · steward · inspector · monitor
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- schedulingAssigning times to events
workflow · instruction · training · monitoring · reporting · timekeeping · troubleshooting · productivity · inspection · discipline
construction
Process of building something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- workshopPlace for making or learning
shipyard · warehouse · engineering · maintenance · electrical · plumbing · carpentry · welding · machining · industrial
charge-handlabourer
Manual work performer
unskilled worker · managing director · plant manager · apprentice · trainee
charge-handsubordinate
One lower in rank
underling · worker · team member · minion · helper
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