The paper schedule on the kitchen wall, on a tablet. Type once, Adam, the kitchen lead, and payroll all see the same numbers. Labor % stays under 30% even on slow weeks.
Scheduled hours · this week
412 h
12 staff · $7,840 forecast
Labor % vs covers
28.4%
✓ under 30% red line
OT projected
9 h
2 staff · $312 premium
Coverage gaps
2
Tue lunch · Fri AM prep
💡
Suggested staffing · from forecast covers
Saturday is tracking 420 covers, you've scheduled 7 FOH for dinner. Try 8.
4-week DOW rolling avg for Saturday dinner is 412 covers (vs your 290 baseline before the August lift). Adding one server holds tip-out and table-turn, and keeps labor % at 28%. Marishia's BOH staff is already right-sized.