Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for an air quality chemist.

An air quality chemist is responsible for evaluating the quality of air and find out the types of contaminants present and their concentration. He/she does this by conducting quantitative and qualitative physical and chemical analysis on the samples taken by applying various techniques and procedures using the right instruments.

Duties in this position include evaluating air quality by performing analysis to determine, identify and separate air contaminants; evaluating and interpreting analytical results; setting up, operating and calibrating laboratory equipment as well as making minor adjustments and repairs; maintaining the quality assurance program by analyzing samples from other air quality laboratories; preparing the standards for gas and liquid calibration; ordering and maintaining the inventory of supplies and laboratory equipment as well as preparing reagents and chemical solutions.

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

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Learn to manage clients? problems well enough and to ensure they are satisfied.

Learn to give and receive constant feedback on the task being handled.

[employee comments goal]
GIVING FEEDBACK:

Give daily and weekly reviews in order to make tracking and analyzing an employee's work much easier

Divide feedback into positive and negative columns for personal use and to ensure that it is fair and balanced

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Look for ways to create connections with colleagues, avoid keeping distance and show willingness to participate in their activities

Learn to talk to new employees at or strangers outside of work in order to learn something new and understand a little about another person's world

[employee comments goal]
SELF AWARENESS:

Use personal tests in order to understand own behaviors, characteristics and decision-making and become more self-aware

Learn one's own emotional triggers and allow oneself to fully process emotions before communicating them to others

[employee comments goal]
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:

Organize the key information into checklists and check tasks off once they are accomplished in order to avoid mixing them up

Review tasks after completing and read the instructions again to make sure the tasks are done according to the instructions provided

[employee comments goal]
PERSISTENCE:

Realize that any goal worth reaching takes time and focus on expanding the range of tools one has to work with to achieve goals

Learn new ways that will help one see the connection between effort and success and understand that one needs to work hard at times to achieve a certain goal

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

Be committed to personal and company goals and go the extra mile to achieve them

Reward oneself for objectives that have been accomplished successfully in order to feel motivated to work even harder

[employee comments goal]
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING:

Ask team members to identify goals that are directly related to their jobs and develop action plans to help them attain those goals

Set consistent goals for team members with the same responsibilities and refrain from framing goals as a competition among team members

[employee comments goal]
BUSINESS ETHICS:

Take part in making changes in policies to eliminate unfair elements

Consider fairness and equality when implementing new activities and programs

[employee comments goal]
TECHNOLOGY SAVVY:

Put extra effort in learning how to operate modern electronic devices

Learn to integrate software and modern computing power when applying analytics to make strategic decisions

[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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