Guide

Free job card template for workshops

A useful workshop job card template includes the customer, vehicle, hand-typed rego, requested work, technician, bay, parts or tyres, notes, status and sign-off. This guide explains the fields to include and when it is time to move from a paper template to digital job card software.

Explore job card software See workflow modes

Manual rego only
No e-signature claim
Digital job card path

Template

Start with the essentials

A template only works if it captures the information the counter and bay both need.

Customer and vehicle
Work requested
Parts and notes

Limit

Paper still creates double entry

A printed template can organise the bay, but the invoice and stock movement still have to be entered somewhere else.

Re-keying
Lost cards
Manual reports

Digital

Use the card as the system of record

Digital job cards keep the job linked to stock, the board, the customer and the invoice.

Shared board
GST invoice
Payment tracking

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

What should be on a workshop job card?

Include customer details, vehicle details, a manually entered rego, requested work, assigned technician or bay, parts or tyres, notes, status and sign-off.

Can I use a paper job card first?

Yes. A paper template is a reasonable start. The limit is double entry: the same job later has to be entered into stock, invoicing and reporting.

What changes with digital job cards?

The job card becomes a work order connected to the customer, vehicle, stock, workshop board and GST invoice.