supervisors
Workers' direct bosses
Supervisors is the plural of supervisor—people who oversee and direct the work of others.
In workplaces, supervisors occupy the first level of management, responsible for a team's daily operations: She reported the problem to her supervisors.
In some U.S. counties, a board of supervisors serves as the governing body.
Managers or raised studs
- managersThose who oversee operations
- overseersThose who supervise others
- foremenSupervisors of work crews
- superintendentsThose who oversee operations
coordinators · administrators · directors · chiefs · captains · headmen · controllers · facilitators
Ability to direct others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- directionWay something faces
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
governance · power · influence · decision-making · delegation · enforcement · mandate · accountability
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- advisingGiving informed guidance
support · feedback · instruction · encouragement · counseling · nurturing · empowerment · onboarding
Ongoing observation of something
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reviewCritical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
surveillance · scrutiny · audit · compliance · checkups · verification · watchfulness · vigilance
Position in hierarchy
- seniorityRank from length of service
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
bosses
Managers or raised studs
- managersThose who oversee operations
- overseersThose who supervise others
- foremenSupervisors of work crews
superintendents · coordinators · administrators · directors · chiefs · captains · headmen · controllers · facilitators · officers
leadership
Ability to direct others
jurisdiction · governance · power · influence · decision-making · delegation · enforcement · mandate · accountability · responsibility
guidance
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- developmentProgress toward maturity
advising · support · feedback · instruction · encouragement · counseling · nurturing · empowerment · onboarding · tutoring
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reviewCritical written assessment
assessment · surveillance · scrutiny · audit · compliance · checkups · verification · watchfulness · vigilance · regulation
rank
Position in hierarchy
- seniorityRank from length of service
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
bureaucracy · pyramid · echelons · gradation
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, tiered
- industry workerstechnicians, scientists, researchers, engineers, managers
- personnelemployee, worker, team member, managers, assistant
- work historyresume, CV, work experience, job titles, employers
- workplace groupsteam, staff, crew, department, division
- middle classteachers, nurses, office workers, secretaries, postal workers
supervisorssubordinates
Those ranked below
underlings · rank-and-file · direct reports · employees · workers
supervisorssupervisees
Those under supervision
charges · wards · trainees · apprentices · mentees
- shift supervisorWorker overseeing a timed rotation
- supervisory rolesPositions with authority over employees
- floor supervisorEmployee overseeing retail operations
- classroom supervisorPerson overseeing students' learning
- site supervisorOnsite project manager
- board of supervisorsElected county governing body