Employee Scheduling Software for Fast Food and Quick Service Restaurants

Snap Schedule employee scheduling software lets you easily schedule employees with the right skills at precisely the right times to match workload demands. It is the easiest way for fast food and quick service restaurants to transform time-consuming, manual ways of employee scheduling into effortless workforce management.

Employee scheduling for fast food and quick service restaurants can be complicated and present many challenges. Fast food restaurants operate extended hours, peak times and a variety of job positions making scheduling shifts complicated. Managers are usually given payroll budgets that fluctuate week to week with store sales. Union and FLSA rules may place restrictions on work hours, overtime compensation, and the types of work schedules that can be implemented. Fast food managers must also consider time-off requests, school schedules, and personnel availability when developing schedules for both full and part-time workers. Experience the ease of use, integration, and efficiency with the Snap Schedule features listed below.

The complete employee scheduling solution for for fast food and quick service restaurants

No-conflict scheduling

Drag-and-drop or auto-generate shift schedules for an unlimited number of restaurant workers and shifts. Support 24/7, fixed, rotating, split, multiple shifts, time off, and on calls.

Tasks & breaks scheduling

Effortlessly schedule multiple tasks, duties, and breaks of any length in a single shift. Ensure adequate coverage and proactively manage break and rest compliance.

Time clock & attendance

Clock in/out of work on a mobile device or via an on-site iPad. Record work hours, on-call, and attendance for accurate payroll. 

Leave & time off accruals

Set up different leave types, reasons, and accrual rates. Avoid accidentally schedule on-leave workers. Employees can see their leave balance and request time off on the go.

Automated shift callouts

Promote fairness, reduce grievances, and stay in compliance by enforcing callout rules and equalizing overtime opportunities. Receive and respond to callout and scheduling notifications via automated phone calls or SMS texting.

Labor cost control

Sum up in real time employees’ planned and actual work hours. Handle all types of regular, on-call, overtime, shift premium, and incentive pays. Generate time cards for payroll based on either planned or recorded work hours.

Extensive reports

Unlock the hidden value of workforce data with 59 built-in reports. Uncover insightful labor patterns, trends, and outliers. Export data to various file formats such as PDF, Word, Excel, HTML.

Anywhere, anytime access

Employees can access their schedules online, view leave balance, request time off, bid on, trade, pick up shifts, punch in/out, and update availability. Android and iOS employee scheduling apps are available.

Ensure shift coverage

Show the number of employees scheduled in each shift by positions, skills, or reasons. Flag over or under staffed positions or skills while making shift assignments.

Schedule by skills / positions

Define skills/certifications and associate them with restaurant workers. Fill a shift based on the required skills and positions. Provide multiple options for identifying who are qualified to bid on open shifts.

Unavailability & preferences

Avoid scheduling conflicts with up-to-date employee availability and leave balance. Employees can enter their availability and desired work hours.

Employee communication

Keep teams in sync and notify workers when work schedules have changed. Notify restaurant workers when open shifts are created and available. Alert schedulers when workers request time off, bid on an open shift, or accept a shift trade.

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“I’m a big believer in Snap Schedule. It’s the answer to all of our scheduling needs. It eliminates all the stress and headache of scheduling and is an absolute joy to use.”
Greg Snyder