Event-specific shift scheduling
Schedule the whole event: load-in crew, service team, breakdown crew — all in one workflow.
Restaurants & Food Service
Wedding season, corporate lunches, festival vendors. Spiky demand, skilled staff, constant coverage scrambles. ShiftSee handles it.
The moment that matters
Saturday morning, 7 AM. Load-in for a 200-person wedding is at 10 AM, service at 5 PM. Your service lead — the one who runs every big event — just texted that her kid is in the ER. You need someone who can lead a crew, talk to the bride's mother, and keep a six-person team moving through a full buffet service.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Schedule the whole event: load-in crew, service team, breakdown crew — all in one workflow.
Connect with experienced catering service leads who can drop into a running event.
Most catering emergencies happen within 24 hours of service. Broadcast Shifts were built for this.
Need 4 more servers for Saturday's gala? One broadcast, multiple claimers, managed as a single shift.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event server | $20-34/hr | $22-38/hr | $20-38/hr |
| Event bartender (with tips) | $25-45/hr | $28-50/hr | $25-50/hr |
| Event cook / Grill chef | $22-35/hr | $24-40/hr | $22-40/hr |
| Setup / Teardown crew | $19-27/hr | $21-30/hr | $19-30/hr |
| Service lead | $24-35/hr | $26-40/hr | $24-40/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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