Shift Schedules

[StormHill]

What shift schedules do you're agencies work?

[MrJim911]

5 8's with permanent days off. We bid once a year by seniority for the next year.

[SSHANK42]

12 hour shifts. Work every Wed., Thurs., Fri. and every other Sat.

[SFDSTA1]

We work a 4 on 2 off 8 hr schedule.

For those that work the 12 hour schedule How do you like it??
How difficult do you find filling any OT is?

[resQengine]

5 8's with permanent days off. We bid once a year by seniority for the next year.

Same here, except the bidding. Everyone pretty much stays put unless someone leaves/new hire/other and the changes that follow are bid out.

[CMXIGUY]

We work the DuPont in Raleigh, NC. 4 nights, 3 off, 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights, 3 off, 4 days, 7 off. Vacation draw is done based on seniority and usualy happens around the end of November first of December for the upcoming year.

[ramseycl]

We work 12's. Right now I work Sunday-Tuesday and every third Saturday. We bid every two months for a two month rotation.

[CommDiva]

We work 14 shifts over a 28 day cycle.
4-10 hr days M-Th
then 7 off
4-14 hr nights Th-Su
then 4 off
Split shift of 3-10 hr days F/S/Su followed by 3-14 hr nights M/T/W
then 4 off
...
back to the 4 days starting on Monday.

We have 4 platoons, and unless there is a promotion or some interpersonal complications, everyone stays on the same shift.

[THEKID72737]

We Work 12 Hour Schedules On An Every Other Weekend Off System
One Week We Work Mon. And Tues. And Are Off Wed. And Thurs. Then Work Fri. Sat. And Sun.
The Next Week We're Off Mon And Tues, Work Wed. And Thurs, And Are Off Fri. Sat. And Sun. The Cycle Starts Over At That Point.

[J2Night]

Work 12/hr sun,mon,tues every other wed.

[loohoo823]

I have worked at three comm centers.I worked for Avery County NC on a 8 hour perm shift with weekends off.I have also worked for Raleigh and did the dupont schedual.It was wonderful the seven day break ins nice.Now I work for Beech Mountain Pd.I love the schedual here .We work a 4 hour day every Thursday and do 12 hrs Friday to Wednesday.Then we are off for 6 days.It is rotaing nights to days but the added time off is great