Good afternoon,
Our shop has never done employee evaluations before but we are working towards getting something in place. I was wondering if anyone has had experience doing this for the first time and what we need to consider? My thoughts on the situation is to have team leads evaluate their guys/girls on a monthly basis by jotting down quick notes that describe a pro or con they see from an employee in a particular area. A sort of running record for the entire month for all the people they oversee. I know whatever I put into place has to be quick and easy or it wont get done. The major issue I am trying to avoid is subjectivity from the lead about the people they are evaluating. In order to go about that I am thinking whatever is written down must have a date and example of a situation that "proves" what the lead is saying is accurate. Something along the lines of "Matt broke 3 drills due to not having his coolant running on May 3rd, or "Matt started touching off his own tool changes on June 5th". The categories we are looking to evaluate would be knowledge, skills, quality, cleanliness/housekeeping, rework and attitude(this is a subjective item so it may not make the final cut or may weighted less). Production, attendance and disciplinary issues would be examined by myself(personnel director/HR) and the head of mills and head of lathes. These evaluations are going to be tied to raises so I would like to be as fair and comprehensive as possible. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Our shop has never done employee evaluations before but we are working towards getting something in place. I was wondering if anyone has had experience doing this for the first time and what we need to consider? My thoughts on the situation is to have team leads evaluate their guys/girls on a monthly basis by jotting down quick notes that describe a pro or con they see from an employee in a particular area. A sort of running record for the entire month for all the people they oversee. I know whatever I put into place has to be quick and easy or it wont get done. The major issue I am trying to avoid is subjectivity from the lead about the people they are evaluating. In order to go about that I am thinking whatever is written down must have a date and example of a situation that "proves" what the lead is saying is accurate. Something along the lines of "Matt broke 3 drills due to not having his coolant running on May 3rd, or "Matt started touching off his own tool changes on June 5th". The categories we are looking to evaluate would be knowledge, skills, quality, cleanliness/housekeeping, rework and attitude(this is a subjective item so it may not make the final cut or may weighted less). Production, attendance and disciplinary issues would be examined by myself(personnel director/HR) and the head of mills and head of lathes. These evaluations are going to be tied to raises so I would like to be as fair and comprehensive as possible. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks