Factory Shift Planner

ASML US, LLC; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML US, LLC in Wilton, CT seeks a Shift Planner to ensure weekly production plans are executed with optimal material readiness. You will work with material planning, warehouse, and logistics to coordinate flow and accuracy, reporting progress and risks to the planning team.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or related field and APICS certifications; SAP experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, or communications or equivalent years of experience.
• APICS certifications in manufacturing planning, supply chain, project management, engineering, or master data configuration.

Responsibilities

• Plan, monitor, and adjust daily production activities for assigned areas to realize the production plan with optimized WIP and stock levels.
• Secure material availability for planned production activities within a 4-week horizon and mitigate shortages; drive structural improvements to prevent future issues.
• Coordinate logistics to ensure on-time material flow from warehouse to work center and maintain throughput.
• Report production progress, identify risks, and propose mitigations to optimize the plan.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects and align capacity and equipment plans with business needs.
• Input information into the ERP system and create analysis reports in Excel for stakeholders.

Skills

Lean methodology

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Communication skills

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field

APICS certifications in manufacturing planning or related

Tools

SAP

Job description

Introduction to the job

ASML US 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 Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Shift Planningis responsible forensuring thatthe execution of theweekly production plan is realized. Working closely withmaterial planning, warehouseoperators, and thelogisticsteam, a shift plannercoordinates materialflowandvalidates ontime in fullmaterial readiness into the work center.

In conjunction with theProductionPlanning department, working within, and understanding the production process, plant procedures, equipmentcapabilitiesand flow of goods within the facility by providing ready to execute detailed plans based on all constraints, actual work in progress and buffer status daily.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Manufacturing sector within the Wilton Factory (WF) is responsible for the production of EXE, NXE, DUV, and APPS systems. The Shift Planner reports to the Manufacturing Planning Team/Group Lead and works closely with Manufacturing (workstream owners, operators, and TLs/GLs), Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, Material Handling, Warehouse and Production Logistics teams.

• Responsible for the planning, monitoring, and adjustment of dailyproduction activitiesfor assigned areas sothat the agreed production plan is realized with optimized work-in-progress and stock levels
• Securematerial availability for planned production activities within the4 weekhorizon,mitigateand escalateshortages,and define and execute structural improvements to prevent material issues in the future
• Secure logistical requirements and create buy-level upgrade orders for WIP during engineering change process and execution to securean optimalimplementation and production throughput in the factory.
• Work cross-functionally withlogisticsto coordinate material flowfrom warehouse tothework centeron time and in full
• Responsible for the report outof production progress,proactivelyidentifyingrisksand impact to output and planned production starts for the next week,andproposingmitigationsregardingplan optimization to the production planner
• Attend Tiermeetingsandescalate production risks to production planner
• Align facilities, manufacturing equipment,toolingand resource plan with capacity requirements and drivetimelydecision making for capacity extension
• Correct plan levelling, batchsizingand capacityutilization, in the most efficient and cost-effective wayfortheoptimaluse of critical resources
• Monitor and coordinateKanban's inassigned areas
• Initiate and provide input to improve cycle times and delivery processes within the factory
• Navigate and input information in ERP
• Trackindividualshift planningkey performance indicators, create analysis reports in MS Excel in the form of pivot tables and charts to be presented out to stakeholders,determineroot cause analysis and drive actions to improve performance
• Activelyparticipateand present in meetings with stakeholders and fellow planners (utilizingExcel and PowerPoint)
• Be a subject matter expert on 1 or more production planning processes. Assubjectmatterexpertbe the 'go-to' person for the team in case of issues,tracking KPI,training anddrivestructural improvements in the planning team.
• Lead at least one cross-functional improvement project
• Effectively plan for assigned backup area when the businessrequires

Education and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, or communications or equivalent years of experience
• APICS certifications in manufacturing planning, supply chain, project management, engineering, or master data configuration

Experience:

• Minimum oftwoyears of experience inplanningand/or supply chain ina manufacturing environment
• Minimum ofoneyear experience withSAP or comparable ERP system
• Minimum ofoneyear experience with stakeholdermanagement
• Knowledge of Lean Methodologyor other continuous improvement methods
• Demonstrated ability to multi-taskwith a results driven mindset
• Ability to work independently; as well as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;demonstratedability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders; peers, customers, natural teams whilemaintaininga strong customer focus and professionalism

Other information

Role within Office:

• 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.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• May require travel dependent on business needs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Role within the Factory:

• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safetyglassesand gloves for1-2 hours during theduration of shift.
• There is a potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currentswithin the cleanroom.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Can work under deadlines.
• The environment isgenerally moderatein temperature with moderate to high noise level.

Additional Responsibilities:

There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

Inclusion and diversity

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 inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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