Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for an equipment maintenance technician.

An Equipment Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to troubleshoot, install, repair and maintain production and facility development according to the safety measures and maintenance systems put in place.

The roles for this position include reading and interpreting equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service, performing highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and equipment, diagnosing problems, replacing and repairing parts, testing and making adjustments, performing simple machinist duties and responsibilities, doing mechanic works including mechanical electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines, using a variation of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling facilities in performing duties.

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

VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Learn to use fewer words to say or explain our points or views to avoid making the audience bored.

Listen well enough to be able to give constructive feedback to other people.

[employee comments goal]
PROBLEM SOLVING:

Look at things in different perspectives and angles and to develop alternative options.

Keep a cool head when dealing with more pressing and exhausting issues.

[employee comments goal]
TROUBLESHOOTING:

Seek for necessary help anytime I am faced with any troubleshooting problem.

Learn to use past knowledge and experience to troubleshoot current problems.

[employee comments goal]
ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS:

Make sound decisions and judgment and not be biased in any way.

Improve on my customer service abilities so that I can be able to find ways to meet client needs.

[employee comments goal]
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Learn to develop and build on my confidence and poise when expressing myself.

Learn to be empathetic towards other people to understand what they are going through.

[employee comments goal]
COMPETITIVENESS:

Develop oneself as a resource for others by networking to find excellent contacts for future needs

Volunteer in community activities in order to get a chance to interact with other people and learn something new

[employee comments goal]
REALISTIC GOAL SETTING:

Anticipate obstacles in advance in order to come up with ideas for dealing with them as soon as they arise

Think about why one wants to achieve the goal in order to make it more realistic and achievable

[employee comments goal]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

Proactively look for ways to improve the team and own role within the team

Set challenging yet achievable goals and develop standards against which one will measure own behavior and performance

[employee comments goal]
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:

Constantly use the existing benchmarks to complete processes in accordance with the set standards

Constantly gather more knowledge to assist in modeling processes to make them work as expected

[employee comments goal]
TECHNOLOGY TREND AWARENESS:

Join online technology communities that consist of technology savvy individuals to learn more technology ideas

Learn to ask for assistance when faced with challenges related to new technology trends

[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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