A Shift Leader performs leadership, management and organization tasks to ensure team members work efficiently and effectively during their shift. Depending on their industry, their duties and responsibilities include:

• 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
• Managing employees requests and transgressions
• Training new and current team members on tasks
• Handling customer issues and managing conflicts
• Adhering to company policies and health, safety and employment standards
• Balancing cash drawers and preparing cash deposits 

A Shift Leader uses a variety of soft skills and technical abilities to manage teams of employees. These skills and aptitudes often include:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills like decision-making, motivation and goal-setting
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Exceptional organization and time management abilities
• Conflict resolution skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate effectively
• In-depth industry knowledge
• Understanding of relevant health and safety regulations
• Comfortable with workplace technology like registers, scheduling software, inventory management software
• Basic math skills