Shift Scheduling

Employees care passionately about their work schedules. Yet, many operations are utilizing antiquated, misaligned, or sub-optimal shift schedules that not only negatively impact productivity and safety, but also employee relations (morale, absenteeism and turnover).

The process of finding the right shift scheduling solution can be tough, and this is where CIRCADIAN’s experience and solutions are invaluable. Key services include: 

• Shift Schedule Optimization - Find the Best Schedule for Your Operation. We analyze your current scheduling system and work shifts, identify inefficiencies, and propose solutions that balance coverage with employee satisfaction. This helps in transitioning to shiftwork schedules that support continuous operations without sacrificing health or morale.
  
  
• Expanding to 7 Day Operations - Experts in Facilitating Conversion to 24/7. Transitioning to a full week operation can dramatically increase productivity and responsiveness. Our team provides expertise in the logistics and implications of such a move, ensuring that the transition to work shifts that span the entire week is smooth and beneficial.
  
  
• Proportional Staffing - Determine Optimal Staffing Levels. We use data-driven approaches to calculate the staff needed for various work shifts, reducing overheads and helping to prevent burnout among your workforce. This strategic staffing ensures that every work shift is optimally covered.
  
  
• Shift Scheduling Workshops for Managers - Best Practices, Education & Strategy. These workshops are designed to equip managers with the necessary skills to manage shiftwork schedules effectively. Topics include legal considerations, health implications, and strategies for optimal shift transitions.
  
  
• Shift Schedule Risk & Compliance Assessments - Tools to Analyze Your Work Schedules. Our comprehensive assessments help pinpoint risks associated with non-compliance and operational inefficiencies in existing shiftwork schedules. We provide actionable insights that protect your company from potential liabilities and enhance overall safety. 

CIRCADIAN helps companies realize the considerable returns and increased efficiency of optimized shift schedules without losing the critical support of the workforce. By helping with all steps from developing the business case and transition plan, selling it to the employees and implementing win-win operationally efficient shift scheduling and employee policies we ensure that the ROI is maximized.

Contact a Shift Scheduling Expert

If you're having an issue with your shift schedules, or you are simply thinking about updating them, we'd be happy to put you in touch with one of our shift scheduling experts.

• Call us at 781-439-6300 auto-dial
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• Fill out our web contact form.

Additional Resources: 

• White Paper: Shift Scheduling & Employee Involvement
• White Paper: Biocompatible Shift Scheduling
• White Paper: The Advantages and Disadvantages of 12-hour Shifts
• White Paper: Increasing Production Beyond the Five Day Operation
• Case Study: Shift Schedule Optimization Multinational Food Manufacturer
• Case Study: Determine and Implement the Optimal Shift Schedule in a Union Shop 
• Case Study: Shift Schedule Project Reduces Turnover by 40%