Shift Pattern Services
Design and implement the best shift patterns
Optimise Shift Patterns
Working out the best shift patterns is tricky…there’s literally millions of options.
As demand, people and processes change, shift patterns can quickly become inefficient and unpopular.
optashift will analyse your organisation and shift workforce to design shift patterns optimised for them.
Together we’ll create shift patterns that support your performance and people.
Top 3 Benefits
Changing shift patterns can unlock transformative benefits for your organisation and shift workers.
optashift impact
- Align demand and labour supply for performance gains
- Support successful culture, create opportunities for career progression
- Reduce under-utilisation, overtime and agency use
- Create stable employment, reinvest in growth, pay and conditions
- Create attractive shift patterns, broaden your labour pool
- Support flexibility, provide more certainty, stability and choice
Shift Pattern Design
Finding the best shift patterns can be a slow and painful process.
optashift’s Shift Pattern Design service combines data science and expert insight to create shift patterns that are fully optimised.
We’ll help you work out shift patterns that balance the needs of your organisation and shift workers.
- Quickly create different shift pattern options and flexible scenario-based solutions
- Assess shift patterns against performance targets, compliance requirements and shift work best practice
- Create accurate labour demand plans and forecasts to underpin shift pattern design
Our experience
Shift Pattern Implementation
Involving shift workers and Trade Unions in shift pattern design often delivers the best results.
Their input is invaluable in creating, implementing and improving shift patterns and shift work.
optashift facilitate engagement programmes that make shift pattern design a positive, collaborative experience for you and your shift workers.
- Harness a proven approach to shift worker engagement and communications
- Reach a consensus on the approach, rules and parameters for shift pattern design
- Use co-design workshops to explore options and identify the best shift patterns
Our experience
Shift Work and Shift Worker Services
Shift Pattern Design and Shift Pattern Implementation isn’t all we do.
optashift experts can help you with every aspect of shift work and shift worker support.
Our services can be delivered individually or combined to create a unified programme of continuous optimisation and improvement.
optashift industries
Find out more about our experience and the benefits of optimising shift patterns and shift work in different industries.
Benefits of working with optashift
It’s never easy changing shift patterns or improving shift work.
optashift are established experts in this field who will partner with you across all aspects of shift pattern design, shift work management and shift worker support.
Over 30 years’ specialist experience and track record of success in shift work
Insight from working in diverse industries, organisations and scenarios
Proven approach that delivers maximum benefits for your performance and people
A flexible suite of shift work services that can be tailored to your needs and timeframes
Focus on data, collaboration, best practice and continuous optimisation and improvement
Form lasting partnerships that align the interests of all stakeholders
A purpose-led company
We want to help tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our economy and society.
We passionately believe optimising shift work has a key role to play in…
- Improving economic productivity
- Supporting workforce wellbeing
- Reducing unnecessary waste
- Creating high quality jobs of the future
- Securing labour supply in key industries
- Managing volatility and strategic change
Contact our shift work experts
Get in touch if you’d like to discuss improving shift patterns, shift work and shift worker support