Zac Couldry

Worked as a TLA within PGA as well as Sub-Assembly to develop my communication & leadership skills. Stood in for TPL's to cover holiday and sicknesses on a few occasions across both buildings.

PGA:

• Developed my skills as a leader to bring all associates on my shift to the same level, and further improve each of them to better work as a team.
• Improved my quality knowledge to a point where quality based decisions came easily, and often coincided with the quality teams.
• Acted on quality topics, tooling issues, and press faults to best ensure the control of stock and press downtime.
• Used my PSP background to improve EOL processes to best improve quality control, with amendments to the Wheelarch process still in use today.
• Supported with the development of the Rework area and Rework team to improve the visibility and digitalisation of the area.
• Worked to improve the QA station as part of a digitalisation project, adding screens to their area to allow them to work autonomously from each other as well as the Press Techs.

Subs:

• Learnt about the operation of the Sub-Assembly area and how the TLA role differs within the building
• Covered both areas of the building as a TLA to further build my knowledge
• Developed a new SOS sheet to improve knowledge sharing and Comms 3 duration.

Worked at MINI Plant Oxford as well as supporting the PGA PSP in Plant Swindon with the launch of the PGA Press.

Oxford:

• Supported with updating the established processes at Oxford, as well as creating a new process for the Framing 2.2 DYKO inspection station.
• Completed trials to replace the current wipes used to remove excess sealer at station 3.2 as part of a cost saving & process improvement activity.
• Supported with the rollout and creation of a defective pallet tracker & DEON board to improve the transparency between Oxford areas & Pallet Repair in Swindon, this acted as a temporary process as Paltrak was still being trialled.

Swindon:

• Supported in PGA with writing some of the initial processes in preparation for production.
• Worked on the Digital Checklist Project to create some of the barcodes and programs.
• Supported the AGV project team with planning and installing the AGV system from a Production stand point.
• Designed and maintained the Die Storage Area as more tools were being brought down
• Supported with early J0x feasibility studies to analyse the south deck capacity to account for increased tool movement.

Completed the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship at MINI Plant Swindon.

Shadowed and supported in many different areas across Plant Swindon, as well as worked on projects such as the AGV project.

Supported with the ramp up of PGA while working as a PSP during my Apprenticeship.