Manufacturing Rostering Software

Keep production running with precision rosters

Purpose-built rostering software for factories and production facilities across New Zealand. Manage rotating shifts, track operator certifications, and maintain continuous production with ease.

30 Days
Free trial, no card required
$8
Per employee / month (NZD)
12 & 8hr
Rotating shift support
Unlimited
Lines, teams & sites

Manufacturing rostering challenges, solved

Running a 24/7 production facility requires precision scheduling. RosterMate helps you maintain productivity and compliance while coordinating complex rotating shift patterns.

Complex rotating patterns — coordinate day, afternoon, night, and rotating 12-hour shifts so one scheduling mistake never halts production.
Operator certification — match the right people to the right machines by filtering on certifications, experience, and roles.
Fatigue management — track consecutive days worked and hours between shifts, with warnings before you breach your safety rules.
Manufacturing shift rostering software for factories
Manufacturing features built for production

Tools designed for the unique demands of factory and production facility scheduling.

Rotating Shift Management

  • Templates for day, afternoon & night shifts
  • 12-hour and 8-hour shift support
  • Overnight shifts spanning calendar days
  • Copy recurring patterns with one click
  • Auto-advancing rotation cycles

Time Tracking for Manufacturing

  • Clock in/out at production floor terminals
  • Shift differential & penalty rate calculations
  • Automatic break time deductions
  • Supervisor timesheet approval workflow
  • Export to payroll

Skill-Based Assignments

  • Filter staff by certification and role
  • Only roster qualified machine operators
  • Match people to lines and tasks
  • Track skills in employee profiles
  • Prevent uncertified scheduling
Smart solutions for complex scheduling

Built to handle the realities of continuous production.

Shift Coverage & Gaps

Automatically identify uncovered shifts and receive alerts when there are potential coverage issues across lines or departments.

Compliance with Labour Rules

Help schedules meet contract, union, and labour requirements — including rest periods, overtime limits, and skill-based restrictions.

Last-Minute Changes

Easily adjust rosters for sick calls or urgent changes, with replacements suggested based on availability and qualifications.

Skill-Based Assignments

Match the right people to the right shifts by filtering on certifications, experience, and roles required for each task or line.

Fatigue & Overtime Management

Track consecutive shifts, total hours, and overtime trends to help reduce burnout and improve workforce wellbeing.

Visibility Across Teams

Give supervisors a unified view of staffing across production lines, teams, and sites to avoid duplication or conflicts.

Why manufacturers choose RosterMate

Protect production, compliance, and your workforce.

Automate rotating shift schedules to cut manual planning
Roster only qualified, certified operators
Maintain continuous production with coverage alerts
Reduce downtime with proactive rostering
Improve compliance with rest breaks and overtime limits
Reduce errors with automated shift notifications
Manufacturing rostering FAQs

Common questions from production and operations managers.

Create a rotating shift template that defines your pattern. When you copy the roster week-to-week, RosterMate automatically advances the rotation so staff move through the cycle correctly. You can also set up manual rotations and adjust as needed.
Create special maintenance shift templates with adjusted staffing levels. When you schedule maintenance downtime, apply the template and RosterMate automatically notifies affected staff about the change. You can also create partial shutdown rosters for specific lines.
Absolutely. A shift from 10pm Monday to 6am Tuesday is created as a single shift. Time tracking, break calculations, and payroll exports all handle overnight shifts correctly without you needing to split them across days.
Use the "Shift Requests" feature to send an available shift to staff filtered by the required skills or certifications. Qualified replacements are notified via push notification. Track response times and maintain a list of reliable on-call staff for emergencies.
RosterMate is actively working with existing clients to build an employee management system that notifies and helps managers stay up to date with compliance requirements.
RosterMate tracks consecutive days worked and minimum hours between shifts. Set your safety parameters (e.g. 11 hours minimum between shifts, maximum 6 consecutive days) and the system will warn you when scheduling violates these rules.