Capital Equipment & Tooling Performance Manager, Wilton Optics Factory

ASML; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee tooling and fixture design in a cutting-edge manufacturing environment. This role involves managing a large team, ensuring safety and quality in production processes, and collaborating with various departments to optimize operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in engineering and manufacturing, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and employee development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of a leading company in the technology sector, where innovation and teamwork are at the forefront of operations.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's in engineering with extensive experience in manufacturing.
• Strong management experience, especially leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for tooling design and equipment management.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure safety and quality in production.

Skills

Tooling design

Mechanical design interpretation

Stakeholder management

Employee development

LEAN manufacturing

MS Outlook 365

SAP or ERP systems

ISO9001 and ISO14001 knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in physical sciences or engineering

Bachelor’s degree in physical sciences or engineering

15+ years in high technology manufacturing

Tools

Computer aided design software

Facilities management tools

Job description

Introduction to the Job:

ASML brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ and San Jose, CA. This position will be in Wilton, CT.

This role is a staff level position reporting to the head of the factory.

Role and Responsibilities:

1. Lead a team of 40+ responsible for tooling and fixture design, tooling and equipment purchasing, capital equipment forecasting, equipment engineering, equipment installation and facilities hook-up, and equipment maintenance and repair.
2. Manage tooling that meets or exceeds Safety requirements, ensures Quality part handling & processing, delivers availability performance that enables on time part Delivery, and balances those objectives with Cost effectiveness.
3. Collaborate with production engineering and manufacturing personnel to define and clarify tooling design requirements, ensuring personnel and product safety.
4. Be the space and capital spending gatekeeper for Optics Factory. Collaborate with NPI, Process Development, and Optics Operations to consolidate capital equipment forecasts for funding, space forecasting and layout development.
5. Engage in process and metrology equipment selection processes. Gather and specify facilities & IT requirements to support equipment operations and security.
6. Lead and facilitate equipment monitoring and data collection initiatives, in addition to operational automation initiatives.
7. Define equipment and tooling maintenance schedules and procedures. Define cost-effective maintenance and equipment service contracts, including spare parts inventory strategy and management.
8. Monitor performance gaps to drive improvement.
9. Define troubleshooting duration and escalation processes to equipment engineering or suppliers.
10. Define your organization design including your shift operations support strategy.
11. Evaluate and improve work processes for organizational effectiveness and efficiencies.

The result of your team’s efforts will establish an outstanding cost-effective Optical Factory operational environment to deliver safe, reliable tooling and equipment that support fabrication of high quality precision optics and ceramic structures.

Education & Experience:

1. Master’s degree in physical sciences or engineering plus 8-10 years experience, Bachelor’s degree in physical sciences or engineering plus 10-12 years experience, or 15+ years in a high technology manufacturing environment.
2. 5+ years management experience, preferably with experience as a leader of leaders.

Skills:

1. Prior experience with tooling design and tooling design review methodologies.
2. Experience reading & interpreting mechanical design and facilities drawings using computer aided design software.
3. Experience interfacing with and stakeholder managing construction trades and facilities management organizations.
4. Demonstrated experience with managing employee development and performance.
5. Strong LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience.
6. Computer proficiency with MS Outlook 365 applications, with knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system.
7. Familiar with ISO9001 and ISO14001. Direct working experience in an ISO certified environment desirable.

Other Information:

Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus. May require travel dependent on business needs. Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must be comfortable working around lasers, working with ladders, working on platforms, and working around chemicals. Must be able to work in a moderate to high noise level environment in a temperature-controlled environment. Must be comfortable operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers. May be exposed to moving mechanical parts, solvents and tooling.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Diversity and Inclusion:

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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