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Cafe scheduling
Cafe Schedule Maker
Build a cafe schedule around opening shifts, barista coverage, lunch rushes, and weekend brunch without turning a small team into a spreadsheet puzzle.
For every team that works shifts
Make the week easier.
Cafés, restaurants, bars, retail teams, and service crews: give your team a clear plan and give yourself less chasing to do.
Save your roster in CrewCentral, then bring availability, shift changes, and check-ins into the same place.
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Plan, share, run your shifts
Keep the people and the details behind every shift together, from the first draft to the last check-out.
Availability without the chasing
Staff keep their availability and time off up to date. You plan with the full picture, without piecing together messages.
A mobile app for your team
Shifts, availability, and change requests in one place on your team’s phones. Everyone knows where to find their week.
Shift check-ins and time tracking
Staff clock in, clock out, and record breaks. See attendance and worked hours alongside the shifts you planned.
One place to publish the week
Save and publish your roster for the whole team. Employees see their shifts, with email updates when notifications are enabled.
Open shifts and cover requests
Eligible employees can request open shifts and arrange swaps. You review the requests and keep the final say on coverage.
How it works
From draft to team.
Start right here in the free editor. When you’re ready to save and share with your team, your roster comes with you.
Back to your rosterMake this roster yours
Replace the example people, adjust positions and shift times, and get your week into shape.
Save it with your account
Choose Share roster in the editor. Your people, positions, templates, and shifts move into CrewCentral.
Bring your team into the week
Invite your employees, collect availability, and publish the finished roster for everyone to see.
Cafe scheduling
Built around your team
Cover the open and the rush
Cafe scheduling breaks when the open is under-covered or the brunch rush lands on the wrong mix of baristas, floor staff, and kitchen prep.
- Adjust opening and closing shift times
- Review each employee’s planned hours
- Give weekend peaks their own coverage check
Keep small teams reusable
For cafes, the same people often work across roles. CrewCentral keeps roles, preferences, and availability attached to worker profiles so next week starts with context.
- Track multi-role staff
- Reuse recurring availability
- Save shift templates for your cafe’s opening and closing shifts
A few things to know
Got questions?
The editor is free to use without an account. Sign up when you want to save and publish with your team.
What should a cafe schedule include?
Include open, rush, prep, floor, and close coverage, plus role labels and planned hours for each staff member.
Can part-time availability be handled?
Add custom shift times for each person in the free editor. Create a CrewCentral account to keep recurring availability attached to each worker.
Do I need software for a small cafe team?
A spreadsheet can work for a simple week. Live scheduling becomes useful when availability, swaps, time off, and repeating role coverage start changing every week.
Ready for the week ahead
Keep your roster. Bring your team.
Create your free CrewCentral account and give your people one place to see shifts, update availability, and stay ready for work.