Restaurant FOH Staffing Needs Worksheet

Clarify your hiring needs before you start the search. This Restaurant FOH Staffing Needs Worksheet is a printable, ready-to-use framework that helps you define exactly who and what you’re looking for before interviewing candidates or making costly hiring decisions. By mapping out schedule gaps, role requirements, must-haves, and dealbreakers, you’ll avoid wasted interviews and rushed hiring decisions.

Whether you use it yourself or provide it as a tool for your managers, this worksheet creates clarity, consistency, and confidence in the hiring process.

With this worksheet, you’ll be able to:

• Identify real scheduling gaps and decide what you’re willing (or not willing) to work around

• Define role requirements, experience level, and non-negotiables clearly from the start

• Pinpoint the personality, energy, or culture traits your team is missing

• Clarify dealbreakers before you waste time interviewing or hiring the wrong candidates

• Provide managers with a structured framework that leads to smarter, more intentional hiring

• Strengthen your hiring process by balancing operational needs with team dynamics

What’s Included:

✔ 3-page printable worksheet (Word + PDF format)
✔ Fully customizable with your logo and operation details
✔ Designed for owners or managers — flexible for either use
✔ Customization Guide with placeholder instructions and formatting tips

Also available in the FOH Hiring Essentials Pack, the FOH Hiring & Training Bundle, and the Complete FOH Operations Pack (save more when you bundle).