Use this step by step explanation to craft a good employee performance feedback review for a chemical laboratory analyst. Find the right words with quality phrases.

A chemical laboratory analyst carries out lab tests on the provided specimens of chemicals, products, or materials while following a set of guidelines or given procedures. He/she is required to document and report the lab tests conducted as well as take part in the preparation of the materials, kits, and reagents used in the laboratory.

Other duties include proper handling of the laboratory equipment; keeping the work area clean; ensuring the safety of samples and lab equipment; maintenance of lab equipment; keep proper records of test results; observations and readings ; adhere to the protocols of the laboratory; and providing technical support in training, intra-lab transfer and investigation.

Employee Performance Review Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Rating: Rate the employee against the core skills based on how well he/she demonstrates each skill. Give scores 1, 2, or 3 for each rating depending on the employee's performance.
  2. Comments: Use this area to give examples of employee's performance phrases. The phrases should describe how well an employee has performed on previously set goals based on the given core skill.
  3. Summary: Use this section to give a summary of the employee's strengths and areas for improvement or development. Recommend a step increase for an employee who has met the expectations and performance improvement plans for one who doesn't meet expectations.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources manager must examine and indicate whether he/she concurs with the evaluation and comments. If the manager agrees, then he/she must sign the evaluation form. If he/she doesn't concur, then he/she must provide reasons explaining why this is so.
  5. Signatures: Sign the evaluation form and give it to the employee to go through and answer the Self Evaluation Questions. Ask him/her to sign and date the evaluation form before giving it back to the human resources for filing.

Rating Meaning

The employee fails to perform the most important aspects of the job satisfactorily. Requires close guidance to carry out routine jobs. He/she needs significant improvement in all areas. Meetings should be held between the employee and the supervisor to discuss performance deficiencies.

1

Employee routinely meets and exceeds expectations in all areas of responsibility. Produces high-quality work that at times exceeds expectations. Consistently meets the most critical annual goals. Occasionally produces timely and accurate results.

2

The employee consistently and significantly exceeds the communicated expectations by producing exceptionally high-quality work. He/she demonstrates exceptional knowledge of his/her duties and is highly recognized by others as an authority in his/her area of work.

3

Supervisor's Feedback

Skill

Comments

Rating

JUDGMENT SKILLS: Judgment is the ability to make a decision or form an opinion wisely especially in matters affecting action, good sense and discretion.

Looks at all sides of an issue or problem and weighs the options before making a decision

Assesses the impact of the decision and modifies the course of action as needed

3

GIVING FEEDBACK: Giving Feedback is one of the most powerful tools to develop employees and improve performance through honest feedback of the work done best and areas that need improvement.

Looks for useful information that the employees need and that which will help them become more successful in their work

Schedules a specific time to give feedback and allows the other person time to prepare to receive it

3

SELF AWARENESS: Self Awareness is the ability to have a sound understanding of who you are as a person and how to relate to the world in which you live by understanding your strengths and weaknesses and how to manage them in the workplace.

Possesses a strong work ethic; handles own tasks and projects efficiently without complaining

Demonstrates self-control and recognizes one's own stress triggers and pressure points

3

COMMITMENT TO THE JOB: Commitment to the Job is the feeling of responsibility that a person has towards a mission and goals of an organization.

Leaves personal life behind once one crosses the working threshold in order to concentrate or put all attention on work

Takes pride in one's work and strives to deliver the best possible results

3

PRACTICAL THINKING: Practical Thinking is the skill to think creatively about projects or work that requires your full attention to be completed and to bring great results.

Breaks down a problem into its specific components instead of dealing with it as a whole

Investigates things for oneself rather than assuming that the other person knows what he/she is talking about

3

RESULTS ORIENTATION: Results Orientation is knowing and focusing on outstanding results and working hard to achieve them because they are significant.

Takes responsibility for resolving problems and works diligently in order to find the most effective solutions when problems occur

Plans, prioritizes and balances tasks in order to meet goals, commitments, and deadlines effectively

2

DEADLINES - ON TIME: Deadlines - On time is the ability to prioritize the important tasks and setting up a plan on how to work on them first to deliver within the set period.

Starts own projects as soon as one can in order to avoid scrambling for time when the deadlines approach

Looks for people who have completed similar tasks in order to find out how long it would take to do the tasks

2

RESOURCE USE: Resource Use is the ability to utilize the office supplies effectively while avoiding any wastage and ensuring everything is used correctly.

Maintains a centralized schedule of own resources in order to determine workloads accurately and identify possible conflicts

Uses technology to automate strategies and processes and to provide a streamlined approach to managing resources

3

TIME MANAGEMENT: Time Management is the capacity for an individual to assign specific time slots to activities as per their importance and urgency to make the best possible use of time.

Generates more work than expected even when working under pressure and tight deadlines

Excels at estimating the time required for completing projects and manages to complete more work in less time

3

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Process Improvement is the creation of new processes or improving the existing ones that will work and take your corporation to the next level.

Demonstrates exceptional ability to capture the perspectives of customers so as to meet their expectations and retain them

Eliminates steps that do not add value to a process and optimizes the steps that add value to a process

3

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

JUDGMENT SKILLS:

Describe a time when you had to be relatively quick in solving a problem. How did you do it? What was the outcome?

Can you describe step by step, how you would brainstorm possible themes for a fundraising campaign in your company?

[employee comments]
GIVING FEEDBACK:

Describe a time when you have had to deal with an employee who was not happy about the feedback you had given. How did you handle the situation?

How do you deliver negative feedback without hurting the feelings of other employees?

[employee comments]
SELF AWARENESS:

Can you think of a situation where you felt you needed to modify or adjust your behavior? How did you go about it?

Is there a time when you said something to your supervisor and later regretted saying it? What did you do?

[employee comments]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Are there times you have come in early or stayed late in order to meet a deadline?

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to lead a group of colleagues? How did you handle it?

[employee comments]
PRACTICAL THINKING:

What are some of the challenges that you have faced when thinking practically? How have you faced these challenges?

How have you involved others in practical thinking? Give an example of the last time you did this at work

[employee comments]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

Describe a particular time when you have been effective in prioritizing tasks and accomplishing a goal on schedule. What are the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them?

How do you motivate your team members to stay focused on achieving results?

[employee comments]
DEADLINES - ON TIME:

Is there a time when you have failed to meet an important deadline? What was the problem and how did you go about it?

What are some of the things that you include in your to-do lists to make them effective? How has this helped you meet your deadlines?

[employee comments]
RESOURCE USE:

How do you make sure that your team members have all the skills needed to accomplish a certain task?

Describe a time when you identified a project that was consuming more company resources than needed. What did you do with the project?

[employee comments]
TIME MANAGEMENT:

Do you maintain a plan and say no to constant interruptions while working?

Do you make your schedules flexible enough to accommodate emergencies?

[employee comments]
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:

What efforts are you making to implement parallel processing of related processes?

How often do you eliminate steps that are of no value in a process?

[employee comments]

Summary

Sections 1-4: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 5: To be completed by the employee

1. Exceeds Job Related Expectations

2. Areas to improve

3. Goals completed since last performance feedback

4. Goals for next period

5. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:
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