Work order softwarethat keeps jobs moving.
Quotes become orders, orders become work orders, and every status change lands on every phone in the bay — the moment it happens.
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What is work order software?
Work order software turns a job into a trackable order: what to make or fix, the materials it needs, who's on it, and where it stands. The whiteboard columns and paper travelers become one live board the whole shop shares — from the office to the last machine in the bay.
Live statuses
The whole floor, one board.
Queued, in progress, done — statuses are big buttons on any phone, and a change made at the machine shows up everywhere else the moment it happens. No morning status meeting required; the board already knows.
- Update from any phone, no app install
- Every change stamped with who and when
- The office and the floor read the same board
Materials
The BOM reserves the materials.
Releasing a work order pulls its component list from the bill of materials and reserves stock on the spot. Shortages show up before the job starts — not halfway through a weld — and the missing parts are one click from a drafted PO.
- Materials reserved against live stock at release
- Shortages flagged before the first cut
- Consumption logged back to the ledger as the job runs
Maintenance work orders
Repairs and production, one queue.
Preventive schedules and inspection findings become work orders on the same board as production jobs — so "fix the bandsaw" and "build 40 brackets" compete for the same hours honestly, and nothing waits in a separate system nobody checks.
The equipment side lives in TrackFinch asset tracking.
From quote to done, without re-typing.
One thread from the first estimate to the last status change.
Turn the quote into a work order
The line items you quoted become the job — same numbers, no copy-paste.
Release it to the floor
Materials get reserved from the BOM, shortages get flagged, the bay sees the job.
Watch statuses roll in
Every scan and tap lands on the board live. The office stops asking; it can see.
Built for how jobs actually run.
Work orders sit on the same ledger as your stock, your BOMs, and your machines.
The whiteboard can't answer the phone.
TrackFinch imports your existing sheet in one pass. And if you're not ready yet, take our free templates — they're the same structure the import expects, so the upgrade is one click when the spreadsheet taps out.
One queue for every kind of floor.
Production runs, batch days, rig checks, repair tickets — a job is a job.
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What is work order software?
Work order software turns jobs into trackable orders: what to make or fix, which materials it needs, who’s on it, and where it stands. Instead of paper travelers and whiteboard columns, every status change lands in one live view the whole shop shares.
What’s the difference between a work order and a job ticket or traveler?
Same idea, different medium. A traveler rides with the job and knows only what’s written on it; a work order in software knows the BOM behind the job, the stock it reserved, the statuses it has passed through, and who touched it — and it can’t fall behind a workbench.
Can work orders pull materials from a BOM?
Yes — that’s the point of keeping them on the same ledger. Releasing a work order reserves components from the bill of materials against live stock, flags shortages before the job starts, and drafts purchase orders for whatever’s missing. See TrackFinch MRP software for the planning side.
Does TrackFinch handle maintenance work orders too?
Yes. Preventive schedules and inspection findings generate maintenance work orders on the same board as production jobs, so “fix the bandsaw” and “build 40 brackets” compete for the same hours honestly. See maintenance in asset tracking.
Can my crew update work orders from the floor?
From any phone, without an app install. Statuses are big buttons — queued, in progress, done — and a change made at the machine shows up on every other screen in the shop the moment it happens.
Does it do scheduling?
TrackFinch 2.0 adds production planning: line up released work orders against the days you have, see what the floor can actually take on, and let due dates drive purchasing. It’s scheduling for a small shop — a plan you can read, not a Gantt wall. More on production planning.
What should a work order include?
The job, the due date, the materials (from the BOM), who's on it, and its current status — plus the history of every change. If you're designing one on paper first, our free work order template covers the standard fields.
Is work order software the same as CMMS?
They overlap. A CMMS is maintenance-only; TrackFinch work orders cover production jobs AND maintenance on one board, which is exactly what a small shop needs — one queue for everything the floor has to do. See maintenance management.
What does work order software cost?
Free for 14 days, then flat pricing — no per-work-order fees, no per-seat charges for floor crew. Current numbers on the pricing page.
Runs on the same ledger.
Everything in TrackFinch shares one source of truth — start anywhere, the rest is already connected.
Release your first work order today.
Turn a quote into a job, reserve the materials, and watch statuses roll in from the floor. Free for 14 days.
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