McKenzie Thompson

Production Associate

BMW Manufacturing

Greer, SC

08.2022 - Current

Outbound Proxy -Trained new employees on outbound procedures and standards, such as sequence picking, staging at 1D2, and forklift driving jobs.
Outbound Proxy/Process Lead - Created schedules for daily assignments via the PSTC chart in Outbound.
Outbound Proxy/Process Lead - Coordinated daily operations, ensuring team adherence to company policies and procedures, such as providing PPE, and managing headcount.
Outbound Process Lead - Lead startup meetings to recognize associate productivity, discuss targets, strategies, and address any issues.
Outbound Proxy/Process Lead -Worked with Section Leader and Process Leads in developing plans for projects, safety concerns, efficiencies, and unnecessary costs.
Outbound Proxy/Process Lead - Investigated any LDP utilizing SAP, and solved the issues via work organization techniques.
Outbound Process Lead - Addressed associate issues that deviated from SWS standards by utilizing refresher forms and coaching/training.
Outbound Proxy/Process Lead - Assisted in creating migration plans utilizing SAP to increase efficiency for sequence picking part families.
Outbound Process Lead - Worked with counterparts on a morale project to motivate associates to build productivity and ensure associates are properly recognized via Catch of the Week and utilizing KPIs to determine top performers to give incentives.
Outbound Process Lead -Delegated tasks for issues such as contingency of headcount and to prevent any LDP issues.
Outbound Process Lead - Identified areas for improvement and collaborated with process partners to enhance the productivity of outbound processes that affected other areas, such as new signage or mispick/LDP investigations.
Outbound Process Lead - Analyzed key performance indicators to identify effective strategies, and monitor team performance against targets, taking corrective action where necessary.
Outbound Process Lead - Oversaw training and development programs by creating guides for Hots, Batch Control, IA, and Process Leads to enhance team skills and knowledge.
SPW PA - Perform depalletization into the automated warehouse.
SPW PA - Deliver small part containers to Hall 50 via tugger.
SPW PA - Build hot pallets and racks for LC5 and Hall 50 and ensure parts are delivered in a timely manner. Also utilizing a sit-down forklift to deliver LC5 hot pallets to piece-pick crossdock.
SPW PA - Problem solve container errors in clearing that prevent boxes from going into automated warehouse.
SPW IA - Conduct daily inventory audits to ensure accuracy, utilizing MCP and KSP.
SPW IA - Create KPI to monitor depalletization.
SPW IA - Investigate issues and perform QNs and STRs as needed.