Autonomous Maintenance (AM): Stop the "I Drive It, You Fix It" Mentality.

Autonomous maintenance is the TPM pillar in which machine operators take on basic equipment care: cleaning, inspecting, lubricating, tightening and spotting abnormalities early. Maintenance technicians are then freed for planned and more skilled work. In LeanSuite, operators run visual CILR checklists on a tablet and every abnormality they tag is routed to maintenance.

The classic TPM sequence is: 1) initial cleaning and inspection, 2) eliminate sources of contamination and hard-to-reach areas, 3) set cleaning and lubrication standards, 4) general inspection, 5) autonomous inspection, 6) standardization and workplace organization, and 7) autonomous management, where operators run and improve their own standards. Teams move to the next step only once the current one holds.

The CILR tasks for one machine: which points to clean, inspect, lubricate and retighten, how to do each and how often, with photos of the standard condition. Operators note any abnormality as they go. In LeanSuite the checklist is built in Lean Creator, photo capture can be made mandatory for specific steps, and an abnormality becomes a tag routed to maintenance.

LeanSuite combats this by allowing you to make photo capture mandatory for specific checklist steps. We also track the exact time it takes to complete the form, flagging checks that are completed suspiciously fast.

No. LeanSuite handles the operator side of maintenance and works alongside your CMMS rather than replacing it. When an operator tags an abnormality, or a scheduled PM comes due, LeanSuite creates the work order and routes it to the maintenance team.

Start with simple cleaning and visual inspection checks. As operators gain confidence, use the LMS to train and certify them on harder tasks, like greasing specific zerks or changing filters.

The digital form allows operators to escalate critical issues immediately. A safety hazard tag will instantly trigger an SMS or push notification to the EHS manager and shift supervisor, ensuring rapid containment.

Yes. In Daily Standard Work you can assign a checklist to an asset, a role or a person, with a repeat rule, and missed checks show in red.

Log it as an emergency work order (EWO). Downtime and MTTR are calculated, and the repair, parts used and root cause are recorded.