About Shift schedule
“I need to find a rotating shift schedule for my 4 employees. I currently have one 8 hour shift that needs to be covered with at least 2 employees every day. However, on Sunday I only need one employee scheduled. The employees should not work anymore than 4 days per week.“One of the many shift schedules that meet your requirements is shown below. This schedule plan will require that we set up a rotation with a customized set of patterns. The employees will rotate days off through the Day shift over a 28 day period to complete the full rotation.To accomplish this shift schedule we will be building a rotation of 4 teams, assigning 1 employee to each team.Master Your Shift SchedulingSnap Schedule 365 Automates It All!Discover the power of automatic shift callouts, open shift notifications, time off & overtime management.To create a schedule file using Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling Software, follow these steps:1) Create a new schedule file. Click here to see the video tutorial.2) Create 4 employees and 4 teams. Assign 1 employee to each team.3) Create one 8-hour shift to meet your specifications.4) Using the Manage Shift Patterns command, create a new shift pattern as shown.5) Using the Manage Schedule Plan, create a new schedule plan as shown below.6) To generate employee work schedules (shift assignments) from this plan, click on the Generate Schedule button and follow the on-screen instructions. Once completed, review the schedule assignments and make adjustments as required. Use Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling Software to manage vacations, holidays, time offs, and to print and distribute work schedules.
Key features of the Shift schedule that are enabled through these drivers include:
- 10-Hour Shifts - Shift Schedule Design
- Shift Schedule Templates and How to Schedule Shift Work
- Types of Shift Schedules: A Guide on Shift Schedule - Akrivia
- Shift Schedule - 2025 Guide For Scheduling Shift Workers
- Employee Scheduling, Shift Management Creating Shift Schedules
- Scheduling Shifts: A Guide to Mastering the Shift Work Schedule
- Shift Schedule Topic 3 – Fixed Shift Schedules
Maximize Asset UtilizationProduction Managers and Human Resource Managers alike, often ask “What is the best 12-hour schedule?” Our answer is always the same – “It Depends.”As a general rule of thumb, if the workforce supports a schedule, the chances of it performing well go up dramatically. The best way to get the workforce to support a schedule is to (1) educate them about the different types of schedule options out there and (2) allow them to participate in selecting schedule features (start times, overtime levels, shift length and patterns, etc.) In short, employee engagement is the key to finding that “Best 12-hour schedule.”However, we know that many people are not looking for Employee Engagement at this time. So, for them, we offer the following 12-hour schedule for their consideration:Shift Schedule #2 is another 24/7 shift schedule that can maximize asset utilization. Like Shift Schedule #1, it is one of the more commonly implemented 24/7 shift schedules — this time the coverage is provided with 12-hour shifts. It is popular because the day-on, day-off pattern and the on-shift coverage are relatively easy to understand.Like Shift Schedule #1, this traditional 12-hour shift schedule has advantages and disadvantages relative to alternative shift schedules. Most of these advantages and disadvantages are a direct result of the longer 12-hour shifts.Four-Crew 12-Hour Shift SchedulesMany 12-hour shift schedules use four crews. Each crew works 42 hours/week (on average) to provide balanced coverage 168 hours/week. Ignoring vacations and holidays for a moment, all 12-hour 24/7-schedules will have 182 workdays and 182 days off in a 52-week period. In other words, half the days are workdays, and half of the days are days-off. The table below compares 12-hour shifts to other shift lengths providing equal coverage.The advantage of 12-hour shifts relative to shorter shifts is clear. For the same hours worked each year, shift workers have to work fewer days and will have more days, weekends, and holidays off. The obvious price for these extra days off is that 12-hour days are long, and can be tiring. Twelve-hour shifts may also have an adverse impact on shift worker lifestyles on their actual workdays. (See our Shift Length bulletin for more information).Shift Schedule Parameters:Shift Schedule #2D12 = 12-hour day shift, N12 = 12-hour night shift – = Day off (Full weekends are highlighted)This shift schedule is a sixteen-week cycle staffed by four equal crews. Each crew is assigned to start their schedule in a different week in the cycle as shown above. At the end of each week, all crews move down to the next week in the cycle (or return to Week 1). Note that on any given day one crew is covering day shift, one crew is covering
