Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a quality assurance head of department.

The Quality Assurance Head of Department plays a very crucial role by overseeing all the quality assurance rules within an organization are strictly adhered to and ensuring all the products meet a certain standard of quality. This position plans, directs, coordinates and oversees the quality assurance programs and control policies.

The primary responsibilities include developing and monitoring all the quality control programs in the organization, administering quality assurance management systems, evaluating and improving the quality control processes, identifying errors and areas of improvement, defining quality control policies, analyzing specifications and statistical data, continuously improving upon Quality Control processes, scheduling equipment testing and maintenance, ensuring all the equipment in production is working properly.

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

KNOWLEDGE OF COMPANY PROCESSES:

Promote and encourage colleagues to keep up-to-date with the company's rules, decision-making bodies, networks, structures, power relationships and environment

Build client's confidence using one's knowledge of the company's processes and the external community

[employee comments goal]
MOTIVATING OTHERS:

Take time to communicate with someone individually when one clashes with them in order to understand the person and create a peaceful working environment

Adjust one's schedule so that it is less hectic and there is enough time for breaks

[employee comments goal]
DECISION MAKING:

Use a decision journal and capture the issue, the expectations, the assumptions, and the time-frame for evaluating results

Get clear on the situation that calls for a decision and make sure that everyone involved is clear about its current form

[employee comments goal]
GIVING FEEDBACK:

Focus on the employee's behavior rather than on his/her personality traits

Give the employee an opportunity to speak up during the meeting or ask questions about the feedback afterward

[employee comments goal]
LEADERSHIP SKILLS:

Be focused on scheduling goals and share it out equally

Keep your personal needs last and let the team take precedence

[employee comments goal]
MONITORING OTHERS:

Make employees document their work and keep records of their progress in checklists, activity logs or progress reports

Stick to monitoring business-related calls such as those with suppliers or customers and stop recording the call as soon as one realizes it is personal

[employee comments goal]
ROLE AWARENESS:

Value and interact with new employees who can teach something new, even if they have a lower position in the company's hierarchy

Volunteer to train new and underperforming employees and in resolving problems that contribute to underperformance

[employee comments goal]
SEEING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS:

Give advance notice when the company rolls out new features or launches new initiatives or applications

Look for people who have been involved in problem-solving in the past in order to ask for advice on how to prevent future problems

[employee comments goal]
DEADLINES - ON TIME:

Start with the complex tasks and break them down into smaller chunks, each with a specific deadline

Regularly check the progress of the project at hand and communicate its status to the recipient

[employee comments goal]
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT:

Work with colleagues to keep team knowledge updated and put in place effective mechanisms for being alerted on new knowledge

Check the experience and knowledge of others before starting new tasks

[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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