Mechanical Skills: Use these sample phrases to craft meaningful performance evaluations, drive change and motivate your workforce.

Mechanical Skills are the abilities to solve problems that arise in the workplace, although it may vary from one company to another.

Mechanical Skills: Exceeds Expectations Phrases

  • Strong analytical thinker who is always capable of solving all problems brought by clients
  • Demonstrates unmatched creativity in developing and designing a wide range of unique products
  • Possesses excellent communication skills when explaining complex machines to clients
  • Excels at teamwork and is able to work with a diverse group of people when inventing technologies and to solve problems
  • Demonstrates excellent math skills and applies them effectively when analyzing problems and designing solutions
  • Successfully completes tasks that have cost restraints and under tight deadlines
  • Excels at reading machine prints and diagrams and at identifying symbols on drawings and blueprints
  • Possesses exceptional knowledge in identifying and properly using a wide range of hand tools
  • Excels at using computer aided design technologies when converting design information and requirements into a workable drawing
  • Leads in developing designs that meet safety requirements and legal guidelines

Mechanical Skills: Meets Expectations Phrases

  • Identifies weaknesses and potential design improvements in mechanical tools and equipment
  • Understands most machining and fabrications processes and shows awareness of most stages of projects
  • Shows willingness to take on new challenges and puts extra effort to solve problems
  • Relies on sketches, verbal instructions, and notes to complete project designs
  • Shows willingness to learn more math skills to improve on the ability to analyze problems and design solutions
  • Makes effort to complete tasks that have cost restraints and meets most deadlines
  • Demonstrates willingness to learn how to read machine prints and diagrams
  • Understands how to assemble some machine parts and seeks for assistance when faced with challenges
  • Understands how to troubleshoot and maintain some tools and equipment
  • Shows willingness to learn how to use computer aided design technologies

Mechanical Skills: Needs Improvement Phrases

  • Performs poorly in teamwork and is unable to work with a diverse group of people when solving problems
  • Hardly meets deadlines and is unable to complete projects with costs restraints
  • Lacks analytical skills and is always unable to solve most problems brought by clients
  • Demonstrates poor communication skills when explaining complex machines to clients
  • Does not understand how to read machine prints and is unable to identify most symbols on drawings and blueprints
  • Hardly knows how to use most hand tools properly and is unable to identify basic hand tools
  • Demonstrates little understanding of how to use computer aided design technologies when converting design information into workable drawings
  • Shows little awareness of safety requirements and legal guidelines when making designs
  • Hardly knows how to identify weaknesses in mechanical tools and equipment
  • Demonstrates little willingness to learn how to read machine prints and diagrams

Mechanical Skills: Self Evaluation Questions

  • What efforts are you making to improve your communication skills when explaining complex machines to clients?
  • What are you doing to improve your math skills and apply them in analyzing problems and designing solutions?
  • Have you ever failed to complete a task on time? What did you do to improve?
  • How often do you train yourself to improve your ability to read a wide range machine prints and diagrams?
  • What efforts are you making to improve your ability to identify a wide range of symbols on drawings and blueprints?
  • How often do you undergo training on using computer aided design to enhance your ability to design machines?
  • What efforts are you making to learn more about safety requirements and legal guidelines when developing designs?
  • What are you doing to improve your ability to identify weaknesses and potential design improvements in mechanical tools and equipment?
  • What efforts are you making to improve your ability to use a wide range of hand tools properly?
  • How often do you rely on sketches, verbal instructions, and notes to complete project designs?

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