Obligations of an Apparel Engineer / Supervisor

To manage effectively, a production executive or supervisor must split their obligations into primary and secondary, take care of the primary ones first, and delegate the secondary ones to people under their authority. Here's that split, plus the daily routine that turns it into practice.

Primary obligations (do these first)

These cannot be delegated:

• Provide safety
• Plan and balance production lines
• Control quality
• Develop employees
• Follow up on low-output employees
• Material utilization
• Discipline