A maintenance work order is an agreement to service or perform a repair with an estimate of the costs. Upon signature by the client, the work order is complete and the maintenance can begin. A job description, repairs, parts, hours worked and costs must all be included as a maintenance work order should be as transparent as possible.

By Type

• Aircraft Maintenance
• Appliance Repair
• Boat Repair
• Church Maintenance
• Cell Phone Repair
• Computer Repair
• Garage Maintenance
• Hotel Maintenance
• Lawnmower Maintenance
• Motorcycle Repair
• Pool / Hot Tub Repair
• Preventative Maintenance
• Property (Building) Maintenance
• Trailer Repair
• Truck (Heavy) Maintenance
• Vehicle (Auto) Repair
• Window Repair

Maintenance Jobs

Maintenance technicians use work orders to complete requests made by customers or internally by their company. A work order only becomes a job once it has been approved by the requesting party and the service provider. A work order to complete a maintenance job must include the following:

• Detailed description/instructions of the needed task;
• Name of both parties (the requesting party and the party providing the maintenance);
• Location of where the job is to be completed;
• Requirements needed to complete work order (parts, resources, tools); and
• Estimated completion date.

Companies and individuals that routinely use work orders as part of their business, especially those working in maintenance, will also need a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) software solution to help track, generate, and closeout finished work orders.