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

A Biotechnician is liable for assisting the biological researchers and scientists in their duties as well as managing the lab equipment.

The essential functions of this position are providing support to biologists and other scientists in the lab and the in the field, studying the living organisms, experimenting and researching to discover new pharmaceuticals and medical treatments, improving the productivity, advancing forensic processes, developing new technologies, gathering and processing data under the control of a biological researcher, ensuring compliance with the state regulations that regulate their department, understanding and handling the lab equipment, cleaning, setting up and operating lab equipment, gathering and analyzing data in fields like biology, genetics and population.

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

ORGANIZED WORKPLACE:

Show enough willingness to keep the personal workspace clean and tidy.

Make it a responsibility to report any issues that might be interfering with proper work organization.

[employee comments goal]
URGENCY:

Show willingness to work overtime when an urgent matter needs to be completed

Put more effort in undertaking assigned duties and finding out methods of doing those tasks faster.

[employee comments goal]
FLEXIBILITY:

Adhere to the rules provided for a smooth relationship with the management

Learn to adapt to new situations and significant changes by embracing change from the inside

[employee comments goal]
INITIATIVE:

Work without any supervision and deliver as per the expectations

Seek new opportunities that challenge the capability to a new level of performance

[employee comments goal]
ORIENTATION TO WORK:

Find out how to exercise wise decision-making skills to be able to work on challenging tasks

Listen to others attentively and weigh each party's opinions before speaking your mind

[employee comments goal]
WORK ATTITUDE:

Embrace the right attitude every day you show up for work

Learn how to work together with others without causing conflict

[employee comments goal]
CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY:

Learn to make promises and keep them in order to avoid losing one's own credibility, dependability, and integrity

Be faithful and learn to keep other employees secrets in order to build a strong working relationship and a strong team

[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]
QUANTITY OF WORK:

Track how much time one spends on each task in order to identify tasks that take more time that needed

Set specific and realistic goals in order to easily achieve them and avoid blaming others when one doesn't achieve the goals

[employee comments goal]
RESOURCE USE:

Identify the resources required to plan a project and the period of time each resource will be needed throughout the project

Allocate tasks to resources in a balanced and fair manner in order to ensure maximum utilization

[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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