- Working as a Supervisor can be one of the most challenging- and rewarding- positions in the Manufacturing Industry because the work requires both technical and interpersonal skills.
- Although the role can be fast-paced and demanding, there are so many different activities built into each shift that good Supervisors will always go home at night knowing they ‘have made a difference’ by performing well in one or more of their core functions.
- As with any job, it’s important to be very clear about the specific functions of a Supervisor’s role. The model below lists some of them- things the good Supervisor would expect to be involved in each day.
CRITERIA 1.9 – Everyday functions of a good Supervisor
In addition to these ‘standard’ functions, Supervisors are likely to be involved in:
- Cost control
- Regulation compliance
- Equipment and materials inventory
- Quality management
- OH&S monitoring and planning
- Recording and reporting
- Disciplining
- Performance assessment.
– All this needs to be achieved while maintaining a personal healthy work/life balance!!
– The following pages provide some ‘tips’ about how good Supervisors can be effective in these functions- and, in many cases, can perform them simultaneously.