Case Study: Chico Hot Springs streamlines scheduling and payroll with Orbital Shift

How Chico Hot Springs manages 175 employees and 152 acres of paradise

Chico Hot Springs, a Montana resort with 175 employees spread across 152 acres, needed a better way to manage scheduling, time clocks, and payroll. Before working with Orbital Shift, managers relied on pen, paper, Excel, and a POS system, making it difficult to keep staff aligned and control labor costs.

Orbital Shift provided its web-based employee scheduling and time tracking software, helping Chico Hot Springs see clock-ins in real time, forecast labor, reuse schedule templates, and integrate payroll smoothly with QuickBooks. The resort also customized the system to track events across venues, and by limiting early clock-ins, Chico Hot Springs reduced unnecessary labor costs and saved significant time for managers and payroll staff.

Chico Hot Springs

Machele Shifley

Hotel Manager