Tpa (technician performance assessment) checklist

Template Information

Au - for assessing service staff in the field

Category: horticultural

Template Questions

  • Work Ethos (attendance, work acceptance & completion)
  • Comments
  • PERSONAL QUALITIES
  • Attitude (attitude to job role & company)
  • Team Spirit (team player, willingness to cover for others)
  • Problem Solving (demonstration of initiative, problem & complaint resolution skills)
  • Communication (social skills/rapport, listening & question skills)
  • Planning (efficiency & flexibility)
  • Productivity (state of service)
  • PDA Usage (PDA competent)
  • Customer Premises (greeted the client or receptionist, signed in to premise where necessary)
  • Customer Engagement (appropriate levels of customer contact, good interpersonal skills)
  • Relationship Building (customer relationships)
  • Customer Satisfaction (customer focus)
  • Sales Development (lead awareness, sales ability, product knowledge)
  • PPE (range & condition of PPE)
  • Legislation (compliance with SHE)
  • Safe Working Practices (compliant with SWMS)
  • Safe Chemical Use & Storage (compliant with the ACL)
  • Vehicle Use (driving standards, mobile phone use)
  • Vehicle Condition (inspection sheets up to date)
  • Plant Cleaning (removing dust & grime, and honeydew secreted by Mealybug & scale from plant foliage)
  • Container Care (containers free from dirt & grime, topping volume - grow pots should not be visible, topping condition - free from stains & water marks)
  • Container positioning - INSTALLER ONLY QUESTION AS TECHNICIAN MAY ROTATE. (Good access to sub-irrigation holes for easy watering & plant foliage access)
  • Container topping (Distributed correctly & evenly, condition)
  • Fertilising (understanding nutrient deficiencies, mixing ratios, application)
  • Maintenance & Use of Equipment (tools - secateurs, scissors, soil probe etc. water machine/can, vehicle)
  • Pruning & Trimming (leaf shape, removal of leaves, removal of fronds)
  • Pest & Disease (pest & disease detection, chemical selection & application, infestation management - fungus gnats etc. equipment sanitising, cross contamination prevention)
  • Plant Replacements (change identification, change procedure)
  • Plant Rotation (effective light source understanding - phototropism
  • Watering (soil probe & pipette use, understanding watering variables - plant species, temperature, light, container)
  • Wicking (For sub-irrigated installs & plant changes, correct procedure)
  • Training conclution/recommendations
  • Equipment List (please list any equipment required)
  • Assessor
  • Service Staff Member