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

An Environmental Technician is accountable for determining sources and methods of controlling pollutants by conducting tests and fields investigations.

The primary roles for this position include addresses environmental issues by identifying short term and long term issues that must be addressed, providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations, gathering environmental data by applying agriculture, meteorological and engineering principles, recommending options and courses of actions, determining characteristics or composition of solid, liquid or gaseous materials and substances by conducting chemical, physical, laboratory field tests, evaluating atmospheric pollutants by collecting and analyzing samples of gases from smokestacks, gathering other air samples and meteorological data, assessing water pollutants and analyzing water samples from streams and lakes, raw, semi-processed and processed water.

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

SAFETY AT WORK:

Do regular fire drill exercises in order to help every employee in the workplace familiarize themselves with the exits

Find people in the community who are proven experts in workplace safety to teach and provide security

[employee comments goal]
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR:

Provide accurate feedback at all times to enable without exaggerating

Give credit to employees who have worked hard and deserved it

[employee comments goal]
SELF AWARENESS:

Set realistic goals that can easily be met in order to avoid getting frustrated if the goals are not achieved

Train oneself to focus for long period without getting distracted and avoid situations that can cause distractions

[employee comments goal]
SELF CONFIDENCE:

Start feeling more comfortable when making a decision and standing firm by it

Think about what causes the imperfections and acknowledge the fact that these are the things that make one special and more relatable to others

[employee comments goal]
PERSISTENCE:

Focus on one's goal constantly and with great emotion, and devote a major portion of one's energy towards reaching it

Break longer tasks into smaller, more manageable ones in order to not get overwhelmed at the thought of a long task

[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]
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SENSE OF DUTY:

Put some rewards and penalties in place in order to direct own actions, behavior, and choices

Cultivate factors that help support a self-disciplined mind within oneself in order to nourish self-discipline

[employee comments goal]
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE:

Remain composed when disagreeing with what others are saying and learn more about the importance of diplomacy

Reach out to people regardless of their roles and always acknowledge the efforts made by others

[employee comments goal]
DIVERSITY AWARENESS:

Show more willingness to discourage harassment, bullying, and abrasive behavior

Avoid making jokes that might be offensive to others and be more respectful to people with diverse views

[employee comments goal]
TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Seek for assistance when solving complicated problems and always welcome new challenges

Learn to follow technical specifications and instructions when designing new systems

[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:

Related Articles