Master

Japanese: meister
Master

... refers to a person who is in a position to lead the workers in the workplace and direct the execution of tasks in the workplace, and is also called the first line supervisor. For example, the Japanese foreman, the American and British foreman, the German Meister, the French maître, and the Nordic, Eastern European, and Russian meister are examples of this. Because of their position within the industrial organization, the site supervisor is an important factor in production efficiency and other labor relations, and today is also called the "key man of industry." ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "meister" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…職場の労働者を統率し,職場の課業の遂行を指揮する立場にある人を指し,第一線監督者first line supervisorともいう。たとえば,日本の職長,アメリカやイギリスのフォアマンforeman,ドイツのマイスターMeister,フランスのメートルmaître,北欧や東欧やロシアのメイステルmeisterがこれに相当する。 現場監督者は産業組織内のその立場からして,生産能率やその他の労働関係に対して重要な要素をもち,今日では〈産業のキーマン〉ともいわれている。…

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