--- title: "Maintenance task list (job plan): what it is | attendo" description: "What a maintenance task list or job plan is, what it should include to be useful, where its operations come from and why the manufacturer’s is not enough." url: "https://attendo.me/en/glossary/maintenance-task-list" lang: "en" --- # Maintenance task list: the backbone of a preventive plan Also known as: Job plan · PM routine A maintenance task list is the set of operations carried out on a type of equipment, with their frequency. It is the template that preventive work orders come from. ## What a useful task list includes - **Specific, checkable operations.** “Check the motor” is not an operation; “check the bearing temperature and record the value” is. - **Frequency** by calendar, by running hours or by output. - **Reference values**: what is normal and what is not. Without them, the technician cannot decide. - **Planned materials**, so the storeroom has them. - **Estimated time**, so the workload can be planned. ## Where they come from From the manufacturer’s manual, from the applicable regulations and from **your own breakdown history**, which is often forgotten. If a piece of equipment always fails for the same reason, that belongs in the task list even if the manufacturer does not mention it. ## The usual mistake Copying the manufacturer’s task list as is and never reviewing it. A living task list is adjusted every year with what has actually happened to your equipment. ## In attendo The task list is set up as a maintenance plan with its [checklist](https://attendo.me/en/modules/checklists), its reference values and its [planned materials](https://attendo.me/en/modules/purchasing-and-stock). If a reading is out of range, the finding can become planned corrective work. - [attendo CMMS](https://attendo.me/en/cmms) ## Where it is used in attendo ### Modules - [attendo Checklist](https://attendo.me/en/modules/checklists): Inspections with photo, signature and location, closed on site - [Assets and inventory](https://attendo.me/en/modules/assets): Each asset with its own record, QR code, history and readings - [Warehouse, purchasing and stock](https://attendo.me/en/modules/purchasing-and-stock): Warehouses, stock, purchasing and suppliers, without a spreadsheet ### Industries that use these modules - [Manufacturing and industrial plants](https://attendo.me/en/industries/manufacturing) - [Testing, inspection and laboratories](https://attendo.me/en/industries/testing-inspection) - [Facility maintenance and services](https://attendo.me/en/industries/facility-maintenance) - [HVAC and refrigeration](https://attendo.me/en/industries/hvac) - [And any other business](https://attendo.me/en/industries) ## Related terms Maintenance ### Preventive maintenance PM Preventive maintenance is work planned by calendar or by usage to keep failures from happening: routine inspections, lubrication, scheduled replacements and regulatory checks. Field work ### Inspection checklist Maintenance checklist An inspection checklist is the list of checks carried out during an inspection, with its record and, where needed, its signature. Maintenance ### Work order WO A work order (WO) is the document that describes a maintenance job: what needs to be done, on which equipment, by whom and when. ### On the blog #### How to build a preventive maintenance plan that actually gets done The hard part of preventive maintenance is not designing the plan. It is keeping it alive past the first few months. When a plan is abandoned, it is rarely for lack of will. It was usually sized wrong from day one. 5 min read [See all 53 glossary terms](https://attendo.me/en/glossary) ## Shall we look at it with your data? We will show you how what you just read works in attendo, with your own assets, tickets and customers. If it is not a fit, we will tell you. - With your operation, not a generic demo - A real person from our team replies - No cold calls afterwards Would you rather talk first? - Phone [+34 910 053 530](tel:+34910053530) - Email [sales@attendo.me](mailto:sales@attendo.me) - Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM and Friday 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Spain time)