Learn how the maintenance team can tackle backlog, optimize its storeroom, and more when its schedule suddenly opens up.

1. How maintenance
teams can make the
best of a slowdown

2. Tips for
reducing
maintenance
backlog
1. Prioritize your maintenance
backlog
2. Assess your resources
3. Identify high-risk work orders
4. Schedule frequent touchpoints with
your team
5. Plan for what happens after you
tackle the backlog

3. Updating
and
upgrading
your
maintenance
operation
1. Add sensors, barcodes, and/or
QR codes to your assets
2. Audit your maintenance storeroom
3. Check reports for accuracy
4. Fine-tune your preventive
maintenance work orders
and checklists
5. Review and update your
documentation

4. Making a
contingency
plan for a
shutdown
1. Designate someone as a
shutdown coordinator
2. Create shutdown checklists and tag
work orders with a shutdown code
3. Make a note on incomplete tasks to
specify why they were missed
4. Create a list of tasks and schedules
that were changed and how

5. Focus on
yourself
1. Read up on news, trends, and best
practices for maintenance
professionals
2. Take courses, watch webinars, and
pursue certifications that help you
develop and brush up on your skills
3. Join or create an online group to
discuss issues, solutions, and ideas
for improvement