shift supervisor

On-duty team leader

A shift supervisor is the person in charge during a particular work shift, responsible for overseeing employees and operations until the next supervisor takes over.

The role is common in retail, restaurants, manufacturing, and other businesses that operate across multiple shifts: She worked her way up from cashier to shift supervisor.

The position typically falls between regular staff and store manager in the workplace hierarchy.

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workplace hierarchy

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Staff paid per hour

general manager · CEO · store manager · plant manager · executive

supervisory responsibility

shift supervisorsubordinate

One lower in rank

supervisee · direct report · team member · worker · individual contributor

organizational hierarchy

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Top corporate officer

executive · general manager · owner · director · vice president

Family

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