Cover the whole night
Set up bartender, barback, floor, and manager positions, then review coverage from the first setup shift through closing.
Built for Bars, pubs & brewery taprooms
Bar staff scheduling for busy nights.
A quiet Tuesday and a packed Friday need different rosters. CrewCentral helps bars, pubs, and brewery taprooms plan the right roles for each shift, work around casual availability, and keep new starters moving from onboarding into service.
From setup to the last close.
Your working week
Give Friday the right crew.
The bar needs experienced hands, the floor needs cover, and closing needs someone who knows the routine. Casual staff may rotate between venues or work a second job. When that context lives in separate messages, the manager has to piece it together every week while preparing for the next busy night.
Plan for casual staff
Use staff availability and time off to prepare the roster. Review eligible claims and cover requests when someone’s plans change.
Build role readiness
Keep onboarding and training progress near the roster so a new starter’s first floor shift has the context it needs.
Weekend coverage
Plan for your busiest nights.
Define reusable templates for setup, evening service, peak overlap, and close. Give each role its own place in the draft, so extra floor coverage does not hide an unfilled bartender shift. Review planned hours and make changes before the roster goes out.
- Set up bar, floor, and manager positions
- Reuse shift templates across the week
- Review unassigned shifts by role
A crew with context
See who is ready to work the bar or handle the close.
Keep worker roles and experience together rather than relying on memory when filling a gap. Role-based training steps give managers a view of progress. Use those details when deciding whether someone can cover a busy bar shift or needs more support first.
- See employee positions and experience details
- Track role-based learning and onboarding tasks
- Review readiness alongside scheduling decisions
Shift changes
Manage cover beside the roster.
Give staff a schedule they can view in their account and mobile app, with availability they can update themselves. When a shift needs cover, managers can review eligible claims, swaps, and cover requests. Follow clock-ins, clock-outs, breaks, and worked hours through the week.
- Staff can check their upcoming shifts
- Managers can review shift cover and swaps
- Email schedule updates are available when enabled
More than the week’s roster
From new hire to first shift.
CrewCentral connects hiring, onboarding, training, and scheduling around the same team. Keep useful details with the person as they move into the work.
Hiring
Fill the right roles
Keep bartender, barback, and floor candidates organized with the role and experience details that matter to your team.
Explore hiring →OnboardingPrepare casual starters for their first night
Move accepted candidates into worker profiles and team-specific tasks, with progress visible before they join the roster.
Explore onboarding →TrainingMake the path to independent shifts clear
Define the steps people need to learn for each role and review progress before assigning them to cover it alone.
Explore training →Your first week
Start with the way your venue runs.
- 1
Define the night’s roles
Add your bartenders, barbacks, floor staff, and managers. Set up shift templates for setup, service, and close.
- 2
Review the draft
Prepare the week around availability and role skills, using AI rostering if useful. Review peak coverage, open shifts, and planned hours.
- 3
Share and adjust
Share the finished roster, review eligible cover requests, and follow shift check-ins. Keep your crew’s training context ready for the next draft.
CrewCentral for bars
Your questions
Can CrewCentral be used by pubs and brewery taprooms?
Yes. Bars, pubs, and brewery taprooms can configure their service positions and shift templates in CrewCentral. The workflow focuses on staff scheduling, availability, hiring, onboarding, and training. It is not a brewery production or inventory system.
Can I plan bar and floor coverage in the same roster?
Yes. Set up separate bartender, barback, floor, and manager positions and review the schedule by position or employee. Reusable shift templates let you plan setup, peak service, and closing coverage before publishing.
How does CrewCentral handle casual staff availability?
Staff can update availability in the mobile app. Recurring availability and time-off inputs help shape the draft, while role skills provide context for assignments. A manager reviews the roster and makes the final decisions before publishing.
Can managers approve bar shift swaps and cover?
CrewCentral supports manager review of eligible open shift claims, swaps, and cover requests. Employees can view their published shifts in their account and mobile app, and email updates can be sent when notifications are enabled.
Does CrewCentral handle tips, alcohol licensing, or award compliance?
CrewCentral’s offering here is staff scheduling and connected hiring, onboarding, and training. Tip pooling, alcohol-license verification, award interpretation, and automatic labor-law compliance are not included in these claims. Managers remain responsible for reviewing applicable requirements.
Try a week first
Free bar schedule maker
Draft a week for your bar, check roles and planned hours, and print or export the roster without an account.
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Your crew. Your next week.
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