Shift Leader

Remote

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Shift Leaders serve an important role in shift-based industries like hospitality, food service and retail where they uphold employees to consistent standards of behavior. Their role is to provide managerial support when the Store Manager or other business leader isn’t available on-site. Shift Leaders often share some of the same responsibilities as other employees on their team, plus additional responsibilities like opening or closing the workplace, making changes to the schedule, delegating tasks and signing off on assignments. Shift Managers resolve problems with customers, help employees on the shift troubleshoot problems and document issues to report back to upper management.

What does a Shift Leader do?

A Shift Leader, or Shift Manager, is in charge of providing direct supervision to employees at shift-based companies to ensure the business operates correctly. Their duties include covering for employee absences, managing cash drops from the register and resolving problems that occur during their shift.

Responsibilities

A Shift Leader should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Shift Leader should be able to execute:

Organizing shift schedules for team members
Monitoring attendance, tardiness and time off
Assigning duties to specific employees based on role and skills
Supervising employees and assisting with tasks as necessary
Conducting performance reviews and sharing feedback with both upper management and team members
Handling customer issues and managing conflicts

Required Skills

A competitive Shift Leader will have certain skills and qualifications, including: