Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a controls engineer.

A controls engineer develops or improves control systems, machines, or processes to ensure efficiency. The person is responsible for designing, engineering and supervising the production of complex equipment and systems and the task can include changing or modifying parts in a system or machine for it to perform efficiently.

Other duties include researching, testing and analyzing the use of a design based on the system's functions, working closely with design engineers to modify a system as per customer's feedback, design control panels and networks of control systems, continuous improvement and modification of controls, management of process controls and supervising maintenance of the controls.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

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

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

PROBLEM SOLVING:

Research well enough to gather factual information before setting out to solve a problem.

Get first to understand what the problem really is before starting to solve it.

[employee comments goal]
NETWORKING:

Show interest in the person by asking questions and listening closely in order to make those connections happen

Ask the contacts one already has to refer other contacts in order to build and expand own network

[employee comments goal]
MANAGING AT TEAM:

Develop the ability to understand other employees and connect with them in a genuine and meaningful way

Create a vivid and compelling vision of the future that motivates all employees to want to achieve it

[employee comments goal]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Choose to do your very best in the tasks given daily without fail

Quit complaining and get down to work, use the resources provided as best as you can

[employee comments goal]
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY:

Treat everybody with honor irrespective of their status both juniors and seniors alike

Be available to assist those that require your help at all times

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Go out of one's way to make new employees welcome by showing them how to go about things and offering assistance when they are facing problems with projects

Understand that every employee is unique in his/her own way and try to dwell on their positive qualities but not on the negative ones

[employee comments goal]
ROLE AWARENESS:

Take a step back from own tasks if one is feeling overwhelmed in order to formulate a new strategy to handle the tasks

Subscribe to newspapers and blogs that report on own company and the issues it faces

[employee comments goal]
TIME MANAGEMENT:

Avoid constant interruptions and distractions that waste time meant for working on a project

Seek assistance to solve a problem quickly instead of struggling and lagging behind

[employee comments goal]
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:

Integrate parallel processing techniques to ensure that related processes can run simultaneously to improve efficiency

Set clear objectives when initiating process improvement efforts and always identify processes that fall within the context of business goals

[employee comments goal]
MECHANICAL SKILLS:

Regularly practice how to use a wide range of tools and equipment properly

Put extra effort to complete tasks that have cost restraints and always meet all deadlines

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. 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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