Overnight shift coverage
Shifters opt into overnight availability. Your 11 PM - 6 AM shifts get the right alert pool.
Cafés, Coffee Shops & Bakeries
Overnight production. Early morning retail. Weekend pastry rush. Two different shift patterns, one coordination problem. ShiftSee handles both.
The moment that matters
11 PM Saturday. Your overnight baker just texted — her car broke down on the highway, she's stuck. You have 6 hours of production work to do for tomorrow's open, she's the only one trained on the laminated doughs, and you're going to be there until 6 AM yourself if you can't find coverage.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Shifters opt into overnight availability. Your 11 PM - 6 AM shifts get the right alert pool.
Production staff, counter staff, delivery drivers — all on the same platform.
Sunday mornings are the pastry rush. Build a dedicated weekend pastry cook pool.
Red Seal Baker certification and specialty training (sourdough, laminated doughs, cake decorating) are visible on shifter profiles.
Typical roles and rates
Typical shifter rates by role and region. Rates are always negotiable on ShiftSee — the numbers below are where most shifts land.
| Role | Vancouver Island | BC Metro | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker / Pastry cook | $19-28/hr | $20-30/hr | $19-30/hr |
| Baker (overnight) | $21-30/hr | $22-32/hr | $21-32/hr |
| Bakery counter | $17.85-22/hr | $18-24/hr | $17-22/hr |
| Cake decorator | $20-30/hr | $22-34/hr | $22-36/hr |
Why ShiftSee works here
Most of your shift work isn't new work. It's the same work, done again. The same weekend crew. The same specialty staff for peak events. The same closers on a Friday night. ShiftSee is built for that reality — every connection you make gets stronger the more you use it, and every shifter's rating and reliability follows them across every business they work with. After six months, you've built a trusted private crew that compounds in value month over month.
Getting started
(free). 2 minutes.
Everyone you'd text first when a shift opens up. They sign up, connect to you, and they're ready.
Schedule one. Broadcast one. Whatever hurts most.
Pat Rousseau, our co-founder, personally onboards every new business in the first 60 days. He'll walk you through setup, answer questions, and stay available by text during your first week live.
No subscription. No setup fees. You only pay when a shift happens. If ShiftSee saves you a single bad-day disaster, it's paid for itself several times over.
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