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title: Creating Positions
description: "Easily add new positions to departments in MakeShift by following these simple steps: select the department, go to the profile, click on the Positions tab, and add the position"
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# Creating Positions

Positions are an important part of MakeShift as they allow schedulers to ensure the right people are working at the right time. 

 

To add a new position to a department, follow these steps:

Select the **Schedules** link from the top navigation bar.

![Schedules Tab](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20KB%20articles%20pictures/Schedules%20Tab.png?width=670&height=46&name=Schedules%20Tab.png)

 

Select the department name that you would like to add a position to.

![Calgary Departments Overview](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Calgary%20Departments%20Overview.png?width=564&height=107&name=Calgary%20Departments%20Overview.png)

 

Click on **Profile** on the left side navigation bar. 

![Department Profile](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20KB%20articles%20pictures/Department%20Profile.png?width=240&height=250&name=Department%20Profile.png)

 

Click on the **Positions **tab. 

![position tab](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/position%20tab.png?width=592&height=38&name=position%20tab.png)

 

Click on the green **Add Position **button.

![AddPosition](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/AddPosition.png?width=145&height=53&name=AddPosition.png)

 

Fill in the Position name and then click **Save**.

![adding position](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/adding%20position.png?width=517&height=44&name=adding%20position.png)

Your new position has been added to this department. You can now assign this position to your employees by editing the profile of existing users or adding this to new employees as you create them. If you would like to learn more about how to add, edit or delete positions from an employee's profile, please read our article on **[Managing an Employee's Positions](https://support.makeshift.ca/managing-an-employees-positions?hsLang=en-ca).**

 

 

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