A work order It is a written document that contains the specifications of a service to be provided or a work to be carried out, so it can be understood as a primary form of employment contract, since it reflects and documents the conditions of the previous agreement. Therefore, it is usually done in duplicate: one copy for the client and one for the worker.
The work order is very commonly used in industry and trade in services, such as mechanical workshops, cleaning services, electronic parts production, construction work, etc.
There is no Format standard for a work order, so that everyone can make it according to their needs and favorite design. However, they usually contain some or all of the following information:
- Order number and folio to which it belongs.
- Issue date of the work order.
- Name of the client or applicant and contact information.
- Type of contracted service.
- Description of the same and the needs of the case.
- Cost of work, with advance (if any) and pertinent calculations.
- Approximate date of delivery or completion of the work.
- Observations (if any).
- Way to pay.
- Client’s signature.
Work order examples
- Work order: Repair of a personal computer
SALTA COMPUTING, CA
WORK ORDER # 0913
10/04/2015 Folio 03
Buenos Aires (CABA), Argentina
Service: Review of electronic equipment
Description: Positive Netbook BGH Intel 12 ”, does not turn on or plugged into the outlet or on battery. Diagnosis will be carried out and the customer will be informed of the need for spare parts.
Approximate delivery date: 08/10/2015
Observations: –
Price: $ 150 per revision (plus spare parts costs if applicable)
Advancement: –
Remaining: $ 150
Way to pay:
Check □
Cash x
TOK □
Client acceptance signature _____________
- Work order: Painting the interior of an apartment
Leoncio Martinez Prada
SERVICE ORDER
N ° 00469
Place and date: Camagüey, October 12, 2011
Customer: Miguel Bolívar
Service: Painted 3 room apartment located on av. Monroe 2100
Description: –
Budget:
* (3) gallons of white paint
* (1) gallon cobalt paint
* (2) ½ gallon metal frame rust inhibitor
* Workforce
Total cost: $ 3,000
Advancement: $ 1,500 (50%)
Remain: $ 1,500
Service start date: 19-10-11
Completion date of service: 10-21-11
- Work Order: Proofreading a Book
CARPINCHO EDITORIAL SOLUTIONS
Av. Armed Forces, Edif. Bellatrix, Caracas, Venezuela
Tel: 0212-7543876
SERVICE ORDER # 0034
On the __ day of ______, 20__ we have been requested by Mr. (a). ________________ service:
Style correction □ Spelling correction □ Writing □
Specialized review □ Design and Binding □ Others □
Of the titled material: ________________________________________________________
which declares to be of its exclusive authorship or of its represented / a, of a length of _____ pages.
Said work will have a cost of ___________________ Bs. That will be canceled as follows __________________________________________________________.
The delivery date of the corrected manuscript will be the ____ of _______ of 20___
According:
___________________ ________________________
Signature For the company
- Work order: car alignment and balancing
WORK ORDER # 1957
Lamperusa Mechanical Workshop
Callejón 34, Chapinero, Bogotá
Date: 09/04/2014
Customer: Servicios de Transporte Vial Limousine, SA
Request services ofBlack Maybach Limousine Car Alignment and Rolling
Cost of service: 950,000 pesos
Way to pay: Check n ° 146957304, Banco Santander
Observations:
Limousine left wheel with pre-scratch and patched rear tire. Right headlight with previous impact in the upper right corner.
- Work order: construction of chairs in carpentry
Wood and lacquer works “Buenaventura”
Castelli 456, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires.
Phone 011 6758 3947
WORK ORDER
N ° 008459 Folio: 090
Request date: 11/07/1998
Client or company name: Ministry of Education
Description: Elaboration of one hundred (100) wooden desks at the rate of: fifty (50) for lefties and fifty (50) for rights.
Product delivery time: 3 months
Budget: $ 1,000 per unit = $ 50,000 total
Advance of: $ 20,000 (City Bank check)
Remain: $ 30,000 (on delivery)
Observations: –
In accordance:
___________________ ________________________
Signature For the company