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

An Automotive Key Technician is responsible for maintaining service operations by inspecting and repairing vehicles. This position is responsible for troubleshooting issues and fixing them with an aim or maximum reliability and functionality. This position requires an excellent eye and hand coordination and manual dexterity.

The responsibilities of this post are keeping equipment available for use through inspecting, testing vehicles, completing preventive maintenance like engine turn ups, oil changes, tire rotation, wheel balancing, replacing filters, maintaining vehicle functional condition by monitoring to operator complaints, conducting inspections repairing engine failures, repairing mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions, replacing parts and components, verifying vehicles serviceability by conducting test drives, repairing body damage.

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:

Try not to talk too fast or too slow that the audience cannot understand the intended message.

Show willingness and patience to allow others to put their points across with interrupting them.

[employee comments goal]
TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Learn to appreciate what other group members have put in.

Be more willing to compromise for the best interest of the team.

[employee comments goal]
PROBLEM SOLVING:

Learn to articulate or communicate in a proper manner that can be well understood by people.

Try to ask the right questions that will act as a guide to coming up with proper solutions.

[employee comments goal]
ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS:

To encourage and promote professionalism and proper work ethics on the entire staff members.

To be able to accept correction and to be open to scrutiny since I am in apposition of leadership.

[employee comments goal]
SAFETY AT WORK:

Pay attention to employees who are learning new skills to make sure that they know what they are doing and that they have been properly trained

Make sure to maintain and repair equipment on regular basis regardless of the company's financial status

[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

Find a group of like-minded people in order to get new ideas on how to go about meeting own goals

[employee comments goal]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

See the big picture on personal and company goals in order to work hard to achieve success

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

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

[employee comments goal]
TECHNOLOGY TREND AWARENESS:

Work extra hard to get more certifications in new technology fields

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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