shift supervisor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshiftandsupervisor
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shift
noun
uk/ʃɪft/us/ʃɪft/
a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of ...
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supervisor
noun[C]
uk/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪ.zər/us/ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪ.zɚ/
a person whose job is to supervise someone ...
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(Definition ofshiftandsupervisorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofshift supervisor
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It was theshiftsupervisorwho greeted the engineer and extended his hand rather than the other way around.
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And on those occasions when theshiftsupervisorcame to check the logbook or make the rounds, he inevitably got the chair.
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Theshiftsupervisorthen entered the room of the incident, caused another, larger nuclear reaction and irradiated himself with a deadly dose of radiation.
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After the complex had been evacuated, theshiftsupervisorand radiation control supervisor re-entered the building.
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Although shift supervisors could at times be quite friendly with workers, their superiority was never in question and their power was always considerable.
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Although physical violence between shift supervisors and workers was infrequent, it was not unknown.
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For instance, similar to the relationship between shift supervisors and engineers, it was the responsibility of workers to greet their supervisors, not the other way around.
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Despite the often discussed awkward position of shift supervisors, being neither workers nor white-collar management, their relationship with workers resembled other relationships of power and authority in the factory.
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Shift supervisors are promoted from artisans who have served their apprenticeship.
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Under the executives are the full-time shift supervisors, who directly manage the full-time driving staff.
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Baristas and shift supervisors only make $2 to $3 per hour, while they continue to sell over-priced specialty drinks for twice that amount.
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Exceptions may be made in operational areas to allow shift supervisors access to the next edition of keying material, but not to later editions.
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Some charge nurses are permanent members of the nursing management team and are called shift supervisors.
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