Manager Opening and Closing Checklist
$17
The best managers do not run great shifts by instinct; They run them by routine.
When the opening walk, the admin block, the pre-shift huddle, and the floor management pattern are all dialed in, the shift runs itself — and the manager has space to coach, connect, and handle whatever the day throws at them.
This fully customizable checklist covers the full manager shift:
arrival and admin,
the restaurant walk,
kitchen prep list and inventory ordering guidance,
a pre-shift huddle planning guide with a topic reference table,
The figure-8 floor management standard,
guest service and recovery,
staff phasing,
and a complete closing sequence for both FOH and BOH.
The shift sign-off form captures sales vs. projection, labor vs. budget, incidents, equipment issues, and a suggested training topic for the next shift. Every close becomes a handoff.
Drop your brand name, systems, and reporting tools into the bracketed placeholders throughout. Pro tips give developing managers the coaching context they need to grow into the role, not just execute the checklist.