Front Line Supervisor: Key Responsibilities, Tasks, and Leadership

This report provides an analysis of the key responsibilities and tasks of a front line supervisor. It outlines the supervisor's duties, including supervising daily operations, planning and assigning workload, and ensuring a safe and positive work environment. The report differentiates between the roles of a manager and a leader, emphasizing that while a manager focuses on organizational instructions and task assignment, a leader fosters collaboration and team focus. The document references various sources to support the analysis, highlighting the importance of supervisors in resolving worker differences and enhancing work quality. The report also stresses the significance of conscientiousness and responsibility in decision-making, promoting collaboration and team focus, crucial aspects of effective leadership within the context of front-line supervision.

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Key Responsibilities & Tasks of a Front Line Supervisor
Responsibilities Tasks
 Responsible on working according to
the directions given by the manager,
ensuring that the work is done
according to the instruction, and there
exist no matters hampering the
activities of day to day work.
 Supervising daily life operations of
assigned projects.
 Planning and assigning regular
workload to the members.
 Development of a positive and safe
working environment.
 Ensuring that staffs are adhering to
the regulations and quality of the
organization.
 The front line supervisor plays a
significant role in solving the
workers' differences, whether it is
professional or personal and helps
them to work for enhancing the work
quality collectively (Rani, 2018).
 The front line managers demonstrate
conscientiousness, professional as
well as personal responsibility at the
time of decision-making. They need
to have the senses required for
promoting collaboration and a focus
on the team.
 Working with the team for the
development of project schedule and
plan.

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Managers Leaders
 The manager makes sure that the
work is done as per the organizational
instructions.
 Planning and assigning workload
daily
 Working with the team for the
development of project plan and
schedule.
 Supervising operations of regular life
projects.
 Working with a team for enhancing
the quality of control.
 Development of safe and working
environment.
Considering the classification of manager and leaders, it is done as per the
understanding and reflection of the behaviour of both these persons. However, it is not true
that physically both these persons have to exist as such, but a single manager in an
organization necessarily could or couldn't be a leader. Also, I would like to emphasize the
universal fact that a leader is always a good manager, but a good manager necessarily might
not be a good leader. Therefore, there is no stereotype that a manager and leader are the same
people, but then again, they could or couldn't be.
As a matter of fact, the characterization of a manager is concerned based on the
qualities which lead to a better management of the organization. Broadly, functions like
planning, assigning of work and schedule are the characterization of a manager ("A Manager
Asks", 2010). In addition to this, supervising operations of daily life projects too are a part of
the manager's responsibilities. Therefore, these traits in specific are classified in the duties or
tasks of a manager. Moreover, a manager ensures that no matters are hampering the activities
of day to day work, and this is the reason why he is a manager.
Similarly, according to Mukherjee (2017) as far as leadership is concerned, working with a
team to enhance quality control and development of safe and working environment are the

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leader's trait. According to Olanrewaju & Okorie (2019) this is because the leaders are more
oriented and focused on keeping their team on the front foot and uplifting them acting
themselves as a backbone Also, in terms of leadership, a leader's role and as he is expected to
have the senses required for promoting collaboration and a focus on the team.

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