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What is Jolt?
Jolt is a task and workforce management, with time & attendance, remote (selfie) login, scheduling, and simple tasking tools, from the company of the same name in Provo, Utah; useful for small teams that could leverage frequent communication.
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What is Jolt?
Jolt is designed to solve the challenges that restaurant owners face, aiming to improve daily operations and food safety compliance. Powered by a digital checklist platform that features integrated kitchen hardware, corrective actions, and custom notifications, Jolt delivers individual employee accountability, visibility into store performance, and accurate food safety records. Over 15,000 customers in 50+ countries have leveraged Jolt to complete more than 1 Billion tasks.
Jolt Features
- Supported: Lists
- Supported: Labels
- Supported: Sensors
- Supported: Information Library
- Supported: Employee Scheduling
- Supported: Time Clock
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- HotSchedules
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Jolt Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
| Supported Languages | English, Spanish, Chinese |
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Jolt is a task and workforce management, with time & attendance, remote (selfie) login, scheduling, and simple tasking tools, from the company of the same name in Provo, Utah; useful for small teams that could leverage frequent communication.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.1.
The most common users of Jolt are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
Jolt Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 40% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 40% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 20% |
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Timely Reminders for Checklists: Several users have found the timely reminders for checklists helpful, with audible and visual alerts to ensure tasks are not missed. This feature has been praised for its effectiveness in improving task management and accountability.
Customized Text Message Confirmations for Audits: Many users appreciate the customized text message confirmations provided by Jolt for audits, as it offers valuable feedback and ensures accountability and compliance. This feature has been mentioned as a key tool in maintaining consistent audit processes.
Requirement of Photos as Visual Evidence: A number of users like the ability to require photos as visual evidence of completed tasks within Jolt. This feature deters false reporting and aids in compliance audits, ensuring accurate documentation and promoting transparency.
Wi-Fi Monitor: Occasional Offline Issues - Some users have mentioned that the Wi-Fi monitor for cooler temperatures occasionally goes offline, causing disruptions in temperature monitoring. This issue has been reported by multiple reviewers and can negatively impact the reliability of temperature tracking.
Device Management: Deletion and Re-Addition Required - Several reviewers have stated that devices often need to be deleted and re-added, requiring a new QR code for each new device. This process can be time-consuming and inconvenient, especially for businesses with a large number of devices to manage.
Global Management: Lack of Efficiency - Users feel that global management could be improved to bring all elements of the software together more efficiently, allowing for smoother operations across different aspects of their business. This includes better integration between various features and functions within the software platform.
Users recommend exploring Jolt for businesses as a way to consolidate various software applications and save money. They suggest using Jolt to create checklists and systematize business operations. Users also advise working with the customer service team to fulfill specific needs and taking the time to learn how to properly set up and use the software. Additionally, users recommend having multiple devices for easier use of Jolt and finding other businesses that use the software as a starting point for creating lists. To maximize the value from Jolt, users suggest speaking to another Jolt user to gain insights.
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October 24, 2023
New restauranter purchases Jolt to increase productivity.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We decided to purchase Jolt to ensure processes were being executed. Some of the internal work flow problems were team members not completing tasks in a timely manner or at all and unsure of what to do during non-peak hours. We also were using an internal POS scheduling tool which was very cumbersome. Since purchasing the checklist and scheduling features in Jolt our operations have become smoother and more tasks are being completed in the restaurant. I have personally saved hours of time on creating schedules.
- Validating task completion
- Notifying team members of their schedules
- Notifying team members when a shift becomes available
- Notifying managers or admin when tasks are not being completed
- Technology, non Apple based
- Editing general information within Jolt
- App technology
October 23, 2023
JOLT ALL THE WAY!!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We got introduced to Jolt, not too long ago. I was trained how to create lists, view reports, etc. I have created a couple of lists to help with our company. One is High Risk Checklist which helps the restaurants reassure that they are ready food FS ! I have recently created the FAST Assessment checklist to help improve Speed of Service at those locations that are extreme outliers. While creating these checklist, I have contacted Sadie and she is quick to jump on call and support in any way! I like the fact that I know if I make a mistake, we can reach out and Sadie will help!
- Reporting
- Notifications
- Sometimes the app freezes
- sometimes it doesn't sync correctly from the device where the checklist was done so on reporting side, it seems as if it wasn't completed.
October 23, 2023
Temperature monitoring has been a big positive for us
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use it to track temperature of our equipment and use the checklists. It makes keeping an eye on temps very easy and helps us with checklists for our different shifts throughout the day.
- Easy to use
- great customer service
- reliable temp sensors
- Making the setup more intutive on the app or website
- better follow up after a purchase is made to see if everything worked out
January 06, 2023
My business runs on Jolt
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The fast food business is basically a production facility. Raw product in the back, finished out of the front. My business utilizes Jolt to ensure we are consistent in that production every day. Without Jolt, the myriad tasks that must get done to run a world class operation simply would not happen. I am never held hostage by Team Members who have all the tribal knowledge and when they inevitably leave, they take all the best practices with them. Jolt allows me to create a system where my amazing Team Members simply plug into the roles that exist when they were hired. As the business grows, we adjust the checklists to grow with the business.
Jolt is also designed to allow us to manage the daily ops by sending us alerts when checklists aren't complete on time or at all. My completion rate on dozens of daily checklists is in the high 90's% because the leadership can follow up with Team Members who don't complete checklists or don't complete a task.
- Checklists management
- Checklist clarity
- Checklist options
- Push notifications
- Integration with Slack
- No ability to send individual emails vice emails to a created role
November 03, 2022
Jolt saved us a boat load of money
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use live time cooler monitoring, Time Scheduling and Task Management.
Last night before closing I got a warning that the UT Wing Cooler was running warm, I was able to have the guys move 10 cases of chicken wings out of this cooler before they left. In the morning the wing cooler is not operational and we were able to save all that product. Thank you Jolt!
Last night before closing I got a warning that the UT Wing Cooler was running warm, I was able to have the guys move 10 cases of chicken wings out of this cooler before they left. In the morning the wing cooler is not operational and we were able to save all that product. Thank you Jolt!
- Push reporting
- Alert set up options
- Staff Communication
- Ease of use
- Very intuitive software
- I wish it were easer to create integration with other software
October 31, 2022
Jolt Junkie
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We currently use Jolt for all of our Training Checklists for each level of leadership. From New Hires to our Directors, they have the power to access their training as well as the materials they need. This allows the power to be in the Team Members hand, as well as ensure all of our trainers can see the most up-to-date versions of training. We have right around 200 employees between two restaurants, and we all use this system.
We also use Jolt for all cleaning and maintenance lists. We used to print 100 page books every month for our leaders with all of their daily tasks for them to check off, and a manager would have to be in the store to see if it was done. Now, not only can a leader see it in real-time, they can upload pictures, leave comments, and even get a message when something is completed. It has put the power in the managers hands, and streamlines follow-up.
We also use Jolt for all cleaning and maintenance lists. We used to print 100 page books every month for our leaders with all of their daily tasks for them to check off, and a manager would have to be in the store to see if it was done. Now, not only can a leader see it in real-time, they can upload pictures, leave comments, and even get a message when something is completed. It has put the power in the managers hands, and streamlines follow-up.
- Training
- Follow Up
- Systemizing
- Devices Often have to be deleted and re-added.
- Need a new QR code for each new device. I would love just one QR Code!
March 15, 2022
Excellent Product
We use it across our whole organization. It helps with inventory, coaching, reviews, and other tasks. We use Jolt several times a day, and it is a great tool for us to track and communicate throughout the company. Jolt has increased productivity by allowing us to transmit information quickly and remotely. It is easy to create and review information. I love the customization that it offers. In my opinion, Jolt would be useful to small and larger businesses.
- Lists
- Ability to search
- Ability to customize
- Nothing
April 20, 2021
What compares to what Jolt delivers?
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt for:
- Check lists.
- Temperature sensors.
- Training videos.
- Access to company recipes and procedures.
- Temperature log recording.
- Check lists empowers employees to manage own time because job descriptions and requirements are laid out.
- Temperature sensors leaves me free to focus on other priorities, alerting me when there is a problem.
- Company library all employees can access what and how of our company.
- Checklists sometimes lag after checking off. Could be sped up.
October 29, 2020
Jolt works for us
We have 19 locations of Mcdonald's restaurants. We use Jolt in each location for digital food safety and shift management.
- Custom lists for food safety that are easily adjusted.
- Creates a one-stop-shop for food safety and shift management.
- Easy to train employees. Jolt is easy to teach managers to use.
- The Jolt support team is a huge help.
- Manage sub-lists easier. We have so many sub-lists it is easy for managers to miss items.
- Create standard food safety reports - 60 days. We can always create additional reports if needed.
October 19, 2020
Bowl-O-Rama strikes it rich with Jolt!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We currently use Jolt for many purposes:
Time recording with clock-in photo to verify employee's location. Jolt also interfaces with QuickBooks for payroll. The most valuable tool are shift lists. This ensures tasks are completed on each shift in a timely manner. Lists identify who actually completes each item on each list. Lists also allow employees to note deficiencies with previous shifts, needed material which generate emails to management. We use incident reporting, alcohol incident reporting, employee tardy - no show reporting. This stores records for HR purposes as well as regulatory inspections. (Health Department, Liquor Commission, etc.) We use the employee scheduling feature with ease. Employees are able to request time off or swap shifts on their own. Another valuable feature are the temperature sensors in all of our equipment. This sends text messages and emails when temps are out of range. Employee contact information is also available to selected users which allows ease of contact.
I'm sure I am missing other features that we use but am extremely satisfied with this most valuable service.
Time recording with clock-in photo to verify employee's location. Jolt also interfaces with QuickBooks for payroll. The most valuable tool are shift lists. This ensures tasks are completed on each shift in a timely manner. Lists identify who actually completes each item on each list. Lists also allow employees to note deficiencies with previous shifts, needed material which generate emails to management. We use incident reporting, alcohol incident reporting, employee tardy - no show reporting. This stores records for HR purposes as well as regulatory inspections. (Health Department, Liquor Commission, etc.) We use the employee scheduling feature with ease. Employees are able to request time off or swap shifts on their own. Another valuable feature are the temperature sensors in all of our equipment. This sends text messages and emails when temps are out of range. Employee contact information is also available to selected users which allows ease of contact.
I'm sure I am missing other features that we use but am extremely satisfied with this most valuable service.
- We have created very detailed lists to ensure nothing gets forgotten or overlooked. This also helps with holding employees accountable for required duties.
- Temperature sensors have saved us from losing product when our cooler failed.
- Reports for employee issues, injury/incident reports and alcohol logs allow for reporting to authorities with detailed reports.
- QuickBooks interface saves considerable time each week.
- Time Clock feature requires employee to take photo of location when clocking in/out.
- I'm at a loss here. Technical support has always been there to assist. Usually user error.
October 19, 2020
Jolt is Cool
First of all, Jolt has many features included but my job consists of using only a couple of them. In the Aquatics Department, we use the Schedule Manager on a weekly basis to accurately organize and distribute an employee schedule to roughly 180 lifeguards at my facility. It's good to see we have a set price for that many employees, where the price does not increase the more employees you have. In addition to that, we are able to assign employees to roles and separate their schedules by certain levels when scheduling. We also use the Lists function to knock out checklists and documentation DOSH and OSHA require on a daily basis. It is a fast and easy way to complete these forms with multiple ways to fill them out.
- Scheduling
- Checklists
- Proper Documentation
- Roles
- Can use for a large amount of employees.
- Can be laggy
- Looks like it was designed for older technology, but those are only looks.
October 19, 2020
Jolt your business into shape and see your employees exceed your expectations and improve overall operational efficiency.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are using JOLT for employee shift scheduling, taking and recording food temperatures, recording daily open to close task, daily & weekly deep cleaning tasks, labor budgeting, team member accountability, remote restaurant systems management, and centralized employee training library.
- Employee notification of weekly work schedule.
- Team accountability.
- Operations tasks assignment and management notification.
- User friendly and intuitive for all level of employees.
- Easy setup and management.
- User friendly management reporting.
- Excellent technical support.
- Improved browser speed.
- Retime management reports.
October 18, 2020
Jolt Review
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt for accountability. We take care of customers family members (dogs) and need to make sure that our staff is following policies and procedures and that they are doing it accurately and efficiently.
- Easy to use and set up
- Mobile
- Customizable to any business
- Faster Updates
- Ability to connect to payroll service
- Connectivity between time clock and checklists
October 18, 2020
Give your everyday a Jolt
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt as a solution to having so many checklists that get lost or are unreadable. We use this to manage our temperature recordings, onboard staff, log illness, coaching, etc. It's used on a restaurant to restaurant basis of which I oversee 3 of them.
- Tech Support on the ball with any problems brought to them.
- Compatibility with label printer makes for fast and convenient in restaurants.
- Ability to assign roles and lists to specific people.
- Notifications via email or text based on lists being completed, late, etc.
- When creating a new Content Group, all lists have to be remade manually.
- Label maker printer only works through 2.4 G wifi through the app despite being 5G capable.
- Syncing from iPad to iPad doesn't always work quickly if in iPad hadn't been used recently. There's no sync in the background.
October 18, 2020
JOLT! FIVE STARS!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use several of Jolts features and find them all indispensable. I personally rely on the employee scheduling software which is outstanding. With the employees' ease of communicating their availability to me through the app and the easy to use interface, I feel it has really helped employee retention and job satisfaction. The sensors are another thing that I find invaluable. They have caught refrigeration problems early, saving inventory. Lastly is the reason I originally signed up with Jolt. The Lists! I cannot say enough about the lists. Extremely flexible. Incentivized for staff to get done. Easily checked for completion. Our restaurant is better maintained because of it. Period.
- Great scheduling software
- Real time monitoring of refrigeration
- Create task lists
- Employee real time shift notification could use some kind of verification that it was sent
- Scheduling software integration with POS vendors
October 18, 2020
Easy peezy!
We use it within the Operations department. Scheduling a mix of part-time and full-time with a constantly flexible workforce has proven invaluable. It allows visibility for the whole team, who is on shifts and working together at the same time or when someone is not on shift. And visible on many devices.
- Access to the schedule across many devices
- Automatic updates to the team
- Flexibility to add as many variations to job functions in real time
- Allow more flexibility for TimeOff function, now limited to minimum of before the week begins
- Allow training access on mobile devices
- Allow a 'sandbox' feature for creating an initial schedule
October 18, 2020
We Jolted Up our Potential
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Jolt helps us to insure consistency with training, prep, catering, and opening & closing procedures. We use this daily within the restaurant and other facets of our entertainment center.
- Storage of training videos
- Tracking of cooler and freezer temps with alerts for threshold variance
- Monitoring and reporting on daily/weekly activities
- Label printer software updates for better optimization
October 18, 2020
Jolt is a Time Saver!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We currently use Jolt as our training system tracking throughout our three locations. We use Jolt for our documentation of employee's personnel action forms, i.e. Coachings, AOC, terminations, performance reviews. We use Jolt in our food and beverage areas for labels, temp control logs, and other tracking needs. Jolt has helped us automate a lot of processes that we used to do manually.
- The scheduling piece of Jolt is very user friendly.
- The labeling system for food and beverage department has been a game changer for us.
- Jolt is very user friendly.
- Jolt tends to have a long load time when creating a new list item. For example, you click the plus button to add a new list and it will go to a loading screen for a minute our two before moving to the next screen. It does not give a time out error it just takes a bit to load. I find this tends to happen during normal business hours and not so much an issue when using it on nights and weekends.
- Jolt does not integrate with our payroll system, so we could not use the time keeping piece of Jolt. I believe this is more of an issue with the payroll system than an issue with Jolt.
October 18, 2020
Commercial bakery gets a JOLT of efficiency
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
As a food manufacturer that maintains SQF Certification, Jolt has been a critical element in our ability to manage our food safety documentation. All employees have electronic access to any log they may need to complete. There is no need to have clipboards or binders all over the facility. When we are audited, all the logs are readily available to the auditor in one place. The auditors love the ease it adds to the process and the time it saves. Additionally, the fact that I have our walk-in cooler and freezer temperatures on my phone at all times saved us thousands of dollars. When our freezer unit went down on a Saturday when we were closed, I received an alert that the temperature was out of range. I went to the facility to investigate and was able to move our frozen product to a temporary storage unit before we lost it to spoil.
- Very easy to set up.
- Extremely flexible/customizable.
- Simple to use considering all it does.
- Remote temperature monitoring.
- Wifi monitor for cooler temperatures goes offline occasionally.
- Would like to be able to remove lines from a log that are not always applicable rather than entering an N/A.
September 01, 2020
The best all-in-one app to get your small business on track.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Jolt is being used by all of our team to help track everything from cleanliness and organization to inventory and scheduling. It's a very useful tool all around and can be beneficial for any small business. Before implementing Jolt, we had issues with inventory tracking, hourly cleaning, and having different software for scheduling and time clock services; however, Jolt rolls everything in one user-friendly app.
- Organization.
- Inventory.
- Cleanliness.
- Scheduling.
- Support team.
- Time clock.
- Initial set-up time.
August 26, 2020
Jolt lives up to the needs of the restaurant business
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt for many of our daily, weekly and monthly operations. We use Jolt scheduling our staff across each of our cafes and managing staff resources. We communicate with our staff via Jolt and allow our staff to request schedule changes and find substitutions when necessary. We also use Jolt to train our staff, using the picture and video capabilities for new staff to learn from. As an owner, my favorite feature is the Jolt labeling. We can be confident, as can our city health inspectors, that our food products (prepped and non-prepped) are properly labeled and dated. I think when our health inspectors walk into our cafes, they know that all products are immaculately labeled with date of prep, date of expiration and which employee created the label. That feature is amazing in itself and makes the system worth the investment. The support we receive from Jolt is also outstanding. We can reach a support technician at any time and get the answers we need quickly. Lastly, the company continues to add features that will assist us moving forward. We have many friends in the restaurant industry and we continually recommend using Jolt to assist in running their business. This company is a winner.
- Product labeling.
- Staff scheduling.
- Instructional information.
- Staff communications.
- Reporting and analysis.
- Integration with our POS system.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt for scheduling, checklists, and food safety monitoring. We are trying to get the entire organization using it regularly. We plan to implement it at our three future locations. It seems scalable and I look forward to its seamless replication. Jolt ensures that in-store tasks are being completed in a timely fashion and that our employees know when their shifts occur - they even get notifications by text. Jolt has already saved me thousands of dollars by catching a refrigeration unit's slow rise in daily temperature and sending me an alert in time not to lose my refrigerated inventory.
- Scheduling.
- Task management.
- Temperature Monitoring.
- Integration with ShareFile, FlexePOS Data.
- Functionality with IFTTT.
June 18, 2020
Great Product that I wouldn't want to go without!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Jolt for both of my QSR's and it takes care of all the scheduling from week to week. It also does all the checklist that the employees do when they get there or in the middle of their shifts or at closing time. We use it to handle all the communications between leadership and staff and finally it continually monitors temperatures around the store.
- Scheduling - Employees can request off or put unavailable times in Jolt and when you make the schedule it is on the schedule in yellow so you can try to schedule around them.
- List - You can set list to show up at certain time and days. You can have other list show up depending on the answers from another list. And you can have emails and text sent when the list is complete, or is not complete, or send depending on the results.
- Customer Service - If you ever have any questions customer service is there not only to just answer your question but help you set up your account so it fits your needs best.
- Communication - If you do not use their time card feature there isn't a good way to tell the staff things without sending a text or email. And if you want them to see something you can't attach an image.
- Past Schedules - If you make a schedule and someone doesn't show up and so you move that shift to someone to cover there is no way of going back and seeing who had it first.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt at all of our Tropical Smoothie Cafe restaurant locations. Jolt enables us to create the employee schedule, print date labels for prepped food items, create and execute checklists, and approve shift swap change requests. We really enjoy Jolt and it makes our operations so much easier to run.
- Jolt checklists help our team stay organized and divide up tasks for completion.
- Jolt date labels are a fast and easy way to put date stickers on prepped food.
- Jolt scheduling makes the process of creating an employee schedule very easy and simple.
- I currently don't see any problems with Jolt, I love it!
May 13, 2020
Joltastic!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Jolt for operations at multiple levels. We are currently using it for all line checks/food safety management, weekly/daily cleaning tasks, opening/closing/running checklists, audits, training, recipe management and employee performance management. This tool really helps the accountability at the store level but also helps manage multiple restaurants systems globally.
- Food Safety - Time and temp feature with blue tooth monitoring.
- Checklists- Line check and cleaning and task checklists.
- Customer service - The support and customer service is some of the best I have experienced.
- Global management- I feel like there could be a better way to bring some things together more to manage more efficiently at the global level for better accountability.
- Reporting- It's great but could be wonky in some aspects.