crew chiefs
Squad head honchos
Crew chiefs are supervisors who oversee a team of workers or technicians.
In aviation, a crew chief manages aircraft maintenance and is responsible for a plane's mechanical readiness.
In auto racing, the crew chief directs pit crews and makes strategic decisions during races.
The term appears in military, construction, and other contexts where small teams need direct leadership: The crew chief inspected the aircraft before every flight.
- crewsWorking groups aboard
- flight lineAircraft staging area
- loadmastersAircraft freight coordinators
- motorsportMotorized vehicle racing
- leadershipAbility to direct others
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- aircraft mechanicsinspectors
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- helicoptershelicopters, helicopter ride, chopper, rotorcraft, copter
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
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crew chiefssubordinates
Those ranked below
workers · laborers · rank-and-file · rank and file · followers
crew chiefsexecutives
Senior corporate officers
top brass · commanding officers · directors · generals · CEOs
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