Lean Expert

asml; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML US seeks a Lean Expert to drive the Lean transformation at the Wilton Factory, embedding Lean philosophy and engaging people to improve processes for business impact. You will guide teams, coach problem solving, and model Lean leadership behavior across daily management and continuous improvement activities.

In collaboration with line management, you will build internal capabilities, lead cross-functional daily improvements, and champion A3s, 4C’s and breakthrough initiatives to sustain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in manufacturing, engineering or supply chain with team leads.
• 3+ years deploying and applying lean in manufacturing/logistics transformations.
• 3+ years of basic project management skills.
• Expert knowledge of lean transformation, process improvement and quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment planning and part of its delivery.
• Manage process improvement projects and complex enhancements.
• Challenge the change curve and define success criteria.
• Coach and develop Lean leaders and teams.
• Support Lean standards and drive business impact initiatives.

Skills

Lean coaching

Problem solving

Lean principles

Leadership

Communication

Change management

A3/4C

VSM

Hoshin Kanri

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

5+ years in Manufacturing/Engineering/SC

3+ years Lean deployment in manufacturing

3+ years project management

Expert knowledge of lean transformation tools

Job description

Introduction to the Job

As a Lean Expert you will help drive the Lean transformation within the Wilton Factory, with a focus on embedding Lean philosophy where people are engaged to improve processes continuously to boost business impact. You will support and guide teams and leaders with implementing the daily management system, coach them in developing problem solving techniques and Lean leaders behavior.

Together with line management you build internal capabilities to improve processes and results by cross functional teams on a daily basis. You act as a role model for the lean way of working and respectfully challenge the status quo.

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, 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.

Role and Responsibilities

In alignment with the accountable business manager, as a transformation lead you will:

• Support designing the deployment plan and lead part of it's delivery
• Lead process improvement projects, develop and implement more complex process enhancement
• Challenge the change curve
• Define success criteria and roles and responsibilities
• Challenge progress regularly with your stakeholders
• Coach and develop leaders
• Be role model in adapting Lean principles and coach on Lean behavior
• Support business impact initiatives (e.g. A3's, 4C's, Breakthrough Initiatives, etc.)

As a Lean team member, you will:

• Share and inform the team about deployment progress, bottle-necks and help requests
• Support your colleagues pro-actively in the deployment or building each other's expertise
• Contribute to improvements to the ASML Lean standards
• Challenge your colleagues adapting the Lean principles in our own team
• Improve our daily operations and participates in strategic steps
• Be a partner towards the business in driving for Lean improvements

Education and Experience

As a Continuous Improvement/Lean Engineer, you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering or Supply Chain environment, preferably with line management experience (team lead/group lead)
• 3+ years of experience training, coaching, deploying and applying lean in Manufacturing and/or a Logistics environment in a company wide transformation
• 3+ years of experience in Basic project management skills
• Expert knowledge of lean transformation, process improvement and quality management tools
• Practical application of problem-solving methodologies (e.g. Lean A3, Six Sigma tools, etc.)
• Experience in Hoshin Kanri (Strategy Deployment) and VSM (Value Stream Mapping) would be a plus
• Proven experience in change management

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you will always have new challenges and new problems to solve - and working together is the only way do that. You will not work in a silo. Instead, you will be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You will have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you will need the following skills:

• Ability to teach, coach and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Very good verbal and written communication skills: multi level, actively involved in feedback, team oriented, Actively gives and seeks constructive feedback; networking skills,
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work
• Can learn and apply new information or skills
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information and documents
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision
• Can take the lead in a cross functional team and bridge barriers
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and internal customers
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within th