Review missed checks and recurring findings by machine.
Operator checks completed
Total Productive Maintenance Software for Manufacturing Plants
MaintBoard helps production and maintenance teams put Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) into daily practice. Give operators clear equipment care checks, schedule planned maintenance, and assign defects to the people who can fix them.
- Set up autonomous maintenance checklists for routine operator care.
- Schedule planned maintenance alongside production work.
- Review recurring equipment problems and track corrective actions.
An operator spots a defect. Who owns the next step?
During a routine check, an operator notices that a conveyor belt is rubbing. The check can be recorded on shift, and the repair can be assigned to maintenance with the finding attached.
Operator checks need clear instructions
- Operators need to know which checks they can perform and which findings to pass to maintenance.
Defect reports lack detail
- Maintenance needs to know where the belt is rubbing and what the operator observed.
Repairs need a production window
- Production and maintenance need to agree when the conveyor will be available for the remaining work.
How operator care and planned maintenance fit together
Use an inspection work order for a routine conveyor check and keep the findings with the equipment.
- 1
Define operator checks
- Set out what the operator should observe and what to report to maintenance. Give the job a checklist and a due date.
- 2
Raise the defect
- Record where the belt is rubbing and add a photo where permitted. Assign a corrective work order if the issue requires maintenance.
- 3
Review at the next TPM meeting
- Check the repair status and look for the same finding on other conveyors. Review whether the planned maintenance check needs updating.
What TPM maintenance software helps teams organize
Autonomous maintenance
Manage routine operator checks as assigned inspection or routine work. Explore digital checklists .
Planned maintenance
Schedule preventive jobs and review completion by machine. Explore preventive maintenance .
Improvement follow-up
Capture an improvement and record what changed. Explore Kaizen management .
Where production and maintenance work together
Packaging equipment
Record recurring defects found during routine machine checks.
Assembly conveyors
Assign basic care checks and route defects to maintenance.
Plant utilities
Coordinate operator observations with planned maintenance on critical compressors or pumps.
What to bring to a TPM review
See which scheduled work missed its due date.
Planned maintenance completion
Review recurring stoppages, recorded downtime, and unresolved corrective work.
Repeat losses and open actions
Total Productive Maintenance FAQs
- Can MaintBoard support autonomous maintenance?
- Yes. Set up operator care checks as routine or inspection work orders and capture results against equipment.
- What happens when an operator finds a defect?
- Record the observation and raise a corrective work order when the defect needs maintenance. Give the repair an owner and due date.
- Can we track operator checks and technician PMs separately?
- Yes. Assign separate work orders and checklists for each role while keeping both records with the same equipment.
Bring an operator checklist and a recent finding
We'll show how to set up the check, document the defect, and track the technician's repair in MaintBoard.