Tutorial: Setting Up Shift Tasks & Closers
Step-by-step guide for managers to configure templates, assign closers, and verify checklist completion
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up shift-attached checklists, assign a team member as the Closer on the line-up, complete verification checks, and sign off on a shift.
Time to complete: 10 minutes
Step 1: Create a Shift Task Template
Templates define checklist items that materialize when a manager publishes the Daily Line-Up for a daypart.
- Navigate to Administration → Shift Tasks (
/admin/shift-tasks). - Click New Task Template.
- Fill in the template details:
- Title: "Verify Line Cook Temps"
- Description: "Log temperatures for all active grill and station line drawers."
- Type: Checklist
- Subtasks: "Grill drawers", "Salad station cooler"
- Phase: Service
- Assignment Scope: Shift (any roster member can contribute)
- Verification Type: Numeric (Min
33, Max40, Unit°F)
- Click Create Template.
Step 2: Assign a Closer on the Line-Up
Shift-attached checklists materialize on line-up publish. The Closer is set on the lineup roster, not in Schedule Builder.
- Navigate to Service Day → Line-Up (or Service Day Setup).
- Add staff to the daypart roster.
- Toggle Closer on the assignee responsible for end-of-shift tasks.
- Click Publish Line-Up.
Schedule publish still seeds manager daypart compliance only; staff obligations and closers follow lineup publish.
Step 3: Complete a Verification (Staff Workflow)
Staff complete tasks from Today or Service Day → Tasks.
- Find "Verify Line Cook Temps" under the Service phase.
- Open the task and enter a temperature:
- In range (
37) — check off immediately. - Out of range (
42) — document corrective action, then complete.
- In range (
- Mark the task complete.
Step 4: Review and Sign Off (Manager Workflow)
- Open Service Day → Line-Up for Daypart Readiness (when enabled), or Service Day → Tasks.
- Verify checklist completion and staff report filing.
- Use Close Service Day when all dayparts are done (when enabled), or Apply Sign-off & Lock on the workspace.