--- title: Managing an Employee's Positions description: Optimize scheduling and ensure the right people are in the right roles with MakeShift's easy-to-use position management feature. --- [Skip to content](https://support.makeshift.ca/managing-an-employees-positions#main-content) [Customer portal](https://support.makeshift.ca/ticketportal?hsLang=en-ca) [![MakeShift Support](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/bc30325df5ea2f21f0f15a8f0d38d0754b4cf258.png?width=300&height=52&name=bc30325df5ea2f21f0f15a8f0d38d0754b4cf258.png)](https://support.makeshift.ca/?hsLang=en-ca) - [Back to MakeShift](https://makeshift.ca/) - +1-587-390-2068 - [Sign In](https://app.makeshift.ca/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Back to MakeShift](https://makeshift.ca/) - +1-587-390-2068 - [Sign In](https://app.makeshift.ca/) - [Customer portal](https://support.makeshift.ca/ticketportal) - [Submit a ticket](https://support.makeshift.ca/submit-a-request-for-support) [Submit a ticket](https://support.makeshift.ca/submit-a-request-for-support?hsLang=en-ca) What can we help you with? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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[Employees](https://support.makeshift.ca/admins-managers?hsLang=en-ca#employees) # Managing an Employee's Positions Positions are an important part of MakeShift as they allow schedulers to ensure the right people are working at the right time.   To manage an employee's positions, please follow these steps: Select the **Users** link from the top navigation bar. ![Peoples Tab](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20KB%20articles%20pictures/Peoples%20Tab.png?width=670&height=45&name=Peoples%20Tab.png) Select the employee whose positions you would like to manage by finding and clicking the name of the desired employee. ![users lits](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/users%20lits.png?width=608&height=264&name=users%20lits.png) Click the **Positions, Job Sites and Skills **tab.  ![positions, job sites, skills tab](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/positions%2c%20job%20sites%2c%20skills%20tab.png?width=412&height=56&name=positions%2c%20job%20sites%2c%20skills%20tab.png)   Add positions to one or more departments by selecting them from the drop-down menu and then hitting **Enter **on your keyboard. To remove a position from an employee click the small **X **next to the name of the position. ![positions](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/positions.png?width=528&height=153&name=positions.png) Click **Save **when you are finished. ![save](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/save.png?width=58&height=36&name=save.png)   - 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