First we have to create a class for our timer job which inherits SPTimerJobDefinition, build it and deploy it. public class TakanaTimer : SPJobDefinition { public TakanaTimer(){} public TakanaTimer(string jobName, SPService service, SPServer server, SPJobLockType targetType) : base(jobName, service, server, targetType) { } public TakanaTimer(string jobName, SPWebApplication webapp) : base(jobName, webapp, null, SPJobLockType.ContentDatabase) { Title = jobName; } public override void Execute(Guid contentDbId) { Log.Info("Running Takana Timer"); } } There is a powershell example for this, but it has not been updated since MOSS.