The Continental shift schedule is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through a sequence of 2, 2, and 3 consecutive day shifts, swing shifts, night shifts, or days off. The following is a typical team schedule for a 4-week (28 days) repeat cycle: Week 1: 2 day shifts, 3 swing shifts, 2 night shifts Week 2:… Read More »Continental Shift Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage
The Panana schedule is is a slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. The working and non-working days follow this pattern: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off. Each team works the same shift (day or night) for 28 days then switches over to the other shift for the next… Read More »Panama Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team works a sequence of 2 day shifts, followed by 2 night shifts, then taking 4 days off in each 8-day period. After 8 days, the same sequence starts over. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR12-1 Name Fast 12 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr)… Read More »Fast 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a fast rotation shift pattern that uses 4 teams and a combination of three 8-hr shifts on weekdays and two 12-hr shifts on weekends to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following shift sequence over a 4 week period: Week 1: Five 8-hr day shifts, two 12-hr day shifts Week 2: Three days off, two 8-hr night shifts, two 12-hr night shifts Week 3: Three 8-hr… Read More »8 Plus 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every 28 days: 7 day shifts, 2 days off, 7 swing shifts, 2 days off, 7 night shifts, 3 days off. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-3 Name Rotating 8 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night (8-hr) Repeat… Read More »Rotating 8 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a relatively slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every 24 days: 6 day shifts, 2 days off, 6 swing shifts, 2 days off, 6 night shifts, 2 days off. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-4 Name 6 On 2 Off Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night… Read More »6 On 2 Off Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through a sequence of 2 day shifts, 2 swing shifts, 2 night shifts, and 2 days off over an 8-day cycle. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-2 Name Metropolitan Plan, also referred to as the 2-2-2 Rota Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night… Read More »Metropolitan Rotating Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
The 2-2 3-2 2-3 rotating shift schedule uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 4-week cycle where each team works 2 consecutive day shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 3 consecutive day shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive day shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, 2 consecutive night shifts, followed by 2 days off… Read More »2-2 3-2 2-3 Rotating Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
The DuPont schedule follows a 12-hour rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. During a 4-week cycle, each team works 4 consecutive night shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, works 3 consecutive day shifts, followed by 1 day off duty, works 3 consecutive night shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, works 4 consecutive day shift, then have 7 consecutive… Read More »DuPont Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage
The Pitman fixed shift schedule uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 2-week cycle where each team works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 3 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 3 days off duty. Two teams are assigned day shifts while the other two are assigned night shifts.… Read More »Pitman Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage