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

A construction foreman is tasked with the primary role of organizing and coordinating all construction activities while overseeing all the construction workers working at the construction site. He or she will act as a link between the workers and the site employers to ensure that everything works smoothly.

Other duties that he or she can handle include; allocating day to day duties to the construction workers, ensuring that construction resources are available at all times, monitor construction crew attendance, report the construction progress to the managers, resolve or escalate any construction issues that might arise and ensuring that quality is maintained throughout.

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

TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Show willingness to learn the best way to manage my feelings and emotions while working with others.

Learn to talk in a very clear and concise way that other people can understand.

[employee comments goal]
MULTI-TASKING:

Classify tasks according to importance and urgency in order to get an idea of what can wait and what needs to be done immediately

Assign complex tasks or projects for the time one is most productive such as early in the morning

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL GROWTH:

Work with others to build a team spirit that quickly helps one another

Respect the company's decisions and policies working towards them not against them

[employee comments goal]
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Concentrate the energies and focus on doing the very best every day

Attend more training sessions organized by the company to gather more knowledge

[employee comments goal]
ADAPTABILITY:

Look for new ways of handling multiple tasks and tolerating time pressure

Work on accepting all types of change positively and handling changing workloads in response to changing circumstances

[employee comments goal]
ATTENTION TO DETAIL:

Take a short break between projects in order to keep one's brain sharp and willing to focus on the smaller details

Keep project details into perspective and be ready to get down to a microscopic level if needed

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Be a team player; contribute one's own strengths and support other employees' weaknesses, to ensure a strong, winning dynamic

Contribute fresh ideas and suggestions regularly and accept to take risks and new challenges

[employee comments goal]
CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY:

Constantly check with one's supervisors and other employees for work to be done after finishing one's task

Be responsible for one's tasks and responsibilities; perform every element of one's job responsibilities to the best of one's ability

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Create a personal mission statement that conveys one's core values and defines why one has to meet specific goals

Look for new tricks and methods to keep oneself on track, both personally and professionally

[employee comments goal]
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:

Create a filing system that will help one locate physical files more easily and prevent paperwork from piling up on own workspace

Share some of the work among other employees in order to make them feel a sense of ownership and keep oneself from being bogged down

[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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