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Restaurant Shift Management Checklist NCC SMT

by Samuel Hodges, from the Community

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Use this shift management tool to run safe, efficient restaurant shifts. The checklist covers safety and hazard reviews, drive thru and McCafe standards, dining room cleanliness, equipment calibration and sanitation, kitchen lines and food prep, stock rotation in fridges and freezers, maintenance of back of house areas, and on shift leadership tasks. Track sales against projections, brief and position crew, monitor service barriers, record waste, and model hospitality with customer recovery. Ideal for quick service restaurants seeking consistent operations and compliance.

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