DuPont shift schedule
Four crews, four weeks, a week off in every cycle.
Examples temporarily replace the input and settings. You can restore your previous work.
Pro keeps the settings you use every week and puts them one click away. See Pro
Your files stay on your device
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
Example
Worked example — DuPont shift schedule
Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| pattern | dupont |
| Year | 2027 |
| Cycle starts on (keep the same date next month to carry on) | 2026-11-02 |
| Output files | 1 |
| PDF pages | 1 |
| 279 × 216 mm |
Expected result — PDF · PDF pages: 1. The image shows the first PDF page.
How it works
- List the four crews or the people, one per line.
- Pick the month; shifts count as 12 hours, which you can change.
- To carry on from last month, enter the date the cycle started.
- Download the PDF and pin it up.
- For a roster spanning several sheets, find the page by its first and last employee and download just that sheet.
Frequently asked questions
- How does the DuPont cycle go?
- Four nights, three days off, three day shifts, one day off, three nights, three off, four day shifts, then seven days off: 28 days in all. The crews are a week apart, so every day has one crew on days and one on nights.
- How many hours is that?
- Fourteen 12-hour shifts in four weeks: 168 hours, 42 a week on average.
- Can I carry it on into next month?
- Yes: enter the start date from your first month (the 1st of that month if you left it empty) and change the month. The pattern is counted from that date, so nobody gets two blocks in a row across the change of month. Left empty, the cycle starts again on the new month’s 1st.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The rota is made in your browser. The free plan prints a small line with our name at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.