Opening & Closing Checks · Built for shift teams

Every shift closes the way it should — and managers know when it doesn't.

ShiftCheck turns opening and closing procedures into a single digital clipboard. Unlock, temperatures, cash float, fire exits, cleaning, lock-up — every task tapped, timestamped, and attributed. If something's skipped, the manager sees it immediately.

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Live in under 5 minutes

100%

Mandatory checks completed — no more "I thought Dave did the fire doors".

0 min

Time spent chasing paper checklists or WhatsApp lock-up photos.

Real-time

Missed tasks flag straight to managers before the shift is filed away.

Audit-ready

Every check stamped with who, when, and any note — exportable on demand.

How it works

Four steps from unlock to lock-up.

ShiftCheck mirrors how a shift actually runs — open, work, close, review — with nothing missed and nothing on paper.

Start the shift

Tap Opening or Closing. The mandatory checks appear as a single ordered list — no configuration, no forgetting.

Tick as you go

Unlock, equipment on, temperatures, cash float, fire exits, cleaning. Each tap stamps who did it and when.

Missed tasks flagged

Anything left un-ticked surfaces on the manager view. Optional notes explain fridge temps, cash variances, incidents.

Export & review

Every shift is a permanent record. Weekly summaries, missed-task reports, and audit exports on demand.

Outcomes

Software should raise the standard, not add clipboards.

Nothing gets skipped

Fire exits, fridge temps and lock-up are mandatory — the shift can't be marked closed until every task is either ticked or explained with a note.

Catch problems early

A missed cash float or a fridge running warm surfaces to managers in real time — not the next morning when the loss is already banked.

Prove compliance

Every check is a signed, timestamped record. When environmental health, an insurer or head office asks, you have the paper trail — literally to the minute.

What's inside

Every mandatory check, in one clipboard.

From the moment the door is unlocked to the moment the alarm is set — one product, one audit trail, one place to see what happened.

Unlock & open-up

Confirm premises unlocked, alarms disarmed and entry logged. First-in stamped with name and time.

Equipment power-on

Ovens, fryers, coffee machines, tills — every piece of kit confirmed running before the doors open.

Temperature checks

Log fridge, freezer and hot-hold temperatures with optional notes. Out-of-range readings flag automatically.

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Cash float verification

Confirm opening float, log variances at close. Notes captured against every discrepancy for later review.

Fire exits & safety

Confirm every fire exit is clear, unlocked and lit. Non-negotiable — the shift cannot close without it.

Cleaning checks

Front-of-house, back-of-house, toilets, prep surfaces — a structured cleaning log that satisfies EHO visits.

Lock-up procedure

Alarms armed, doors locked, keys accounted for. Final sign-off recorded with time and staff name.

Missed-task alerts

Anything skipped surfaces on the manager dashboard the moment the shift closes — with the reason if noted.

Email summaries

Managers get a daily digest of shifts closed, tasks missed and notes logged. Opt-in per manager.

Staff & manager roles

Staff run shifts. Managers see everything: live shift status, missed tasks, notes and historic exports.

Compliance history

Every shift is a permanent record. Search by date, staff member or task to prove what happened.

Nightingale integrations

Sits alongside PunchLine, Kowurk, Rampify, BirdCall — one Nightingale account, one operational experience.

Built for the way you actually run shifts

Any venue with an opening and closing routine.

Hospitality & food service

Fridge temps, hot-hold logs, cleaning schedules and cash-up — the EHO-ready checklist without the paper folder.

Retail & convenience

Cash floats, till counts, fire exits and lock-up procedures logged per shift, per site — visible at head office.

Gyms & leisure

Pool tests, equipment checks, cleaning rotations and emergency-exit audits — all tracked in one closing routine.

Care & healthcare

Medication logs, room checks, night-shift handovers and safety walks — timestamped for CQC-grade evidence.

Warehousing & logistics

Equipment power-down, shutter checks, alarm arming and last-out records for every closing shift.

Multi-site operators

Every site runs the same checks in the same order. Head office sees the estate at a glance, drills into any shift on demand.

Why Nightingale

Grow without replacing everything.

Start with one product

Adopt ShiftCheck to close the compliance gap today. No platform commitment, no migration project.

Add capability when useful

Bring in PunchLine, BirdCall, Kowurk, Rampify or the rest of the Nightingale stack only when they earn their place.

One operational experience

Connected products, shared accounts, consistent feel — so ops, compliance and head office all see the same truth.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

Per-site pricing, billed monthly. No setup fees, no per-user charges.

Starter

Free

Opening & closing checklists
Missed-task manager view
Up to 5 users, 1 site

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Pro

Stop guessing what got done. Start knowing.

Five minutes to your first fully-audited shift close. No card, no migration, no lock-in. Start with the clipboard today and grow into the rest of the Nightingale stack when it earns its place.

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