Manufacturing Group Lead - 1st Shift

ASML; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Group Lead to manage daily production in a fast-paced environment. You’ll lead teams, develop staffing strategies, and collaborate with engineering, planning, and quality to meet safety, quality, and delivery targets.

You will drive improvements, coach leaders, and ensure operational stability while balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution. This role emphasizes teamwork, data-driven decisions, and a strong safety culture at ASML facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 7+ years in a complex manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of people leadership or operational leadership experience.
• Experience managing production performance, staffing, and quality outcomes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and continuous improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Coach, develop, and support Team Leads, specialists, and technicians.
• Develop staffing plans and build workforce capability to meet production demands.
• Partner with engineering, planning, quality, and logistics teams to resolve operational challenges.
• Support new product introductions and production ramp activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, and operational stability.
• Communicate production performance, risks, and priorities to leadership and business partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Safety & quality

Operational planning

Risk management

Education

High school diploma

Lean Yellow Belt (preferred)

ERP/SAP knowledge

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

External Job Description Introduction to the Job

At ASML, you’ll help make the technology behind the world’s most advanced microchips possible.

Schedule: First Shift Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm

Role and Responsibilities

You will:

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Coach, develop, and support Team Leads, specialists, and technicians.
• Develop staffing plans and build workforce capability to meet production demands.
• Partner with engineering, planning, quality, and logistics teams to resolve operational challenges.
• Support new product introductions and production ramp activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, and operational stability.
• Communicate production performance, risks, and priorities to leadership and business partners.

Education and Experience

To be successful as a Manufacturing Operations Group Lead, you should have:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Seven or more years of experience in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Three or more years of people leadership or operational leadership experience.
• Experience managing production performance, staffing, and quality outcomes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and continuous improvement methods.
• Lean Yellow Belt certification or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, SAP, or other enterprise resource planning systems.
• Hands‑on experience working with manufacturing equipment, tools, and production processes.

Skills

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

• Lead teams through changing priorities and complex operational challenges.
• Build strong relationships across manufacturing and support functions.
• Communicate clearly with employees, leaders, and business partners.
• Analyze operational data and make sound business decisions.
• Drive accountability while maintaining employee engagement and development.
• Identify and resolve production risks proactively.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Balance strategic planning with day-to-day operational execution.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in a Cleanroom environment (constant 72F; working under ISO 9001/14001 standards)
• Must be able to work in full PPE (full body coveralls, hood, clean room safety shoes, face mask, nitrile gloves, safety glasses) for entire duration of shift and re-gown multiple times per day
• Routinely required to sit, walk, talk, hear, use hands to keyboard, use fingers to handle and feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach and stretch
• Must be able to perform solo lifts and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required – close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to work with/on ladders, work on platforms, work around chemicals, operate overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet jacks.
• There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents

Other Information

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 identify. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company. This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the 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.

Additional Responsibilities

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

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.

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.

ASML is a leading supplier of lithography equipment, used by the world’s top chipmakers to print microchips that are increasingly powerful, fast and energy efficient. Working at ASML is inspiring, no matter what field you're in. That’s because we push the boundaries of technology: if it’s moving the world forward, chances are, we’re behind it. In fact, we’re probably a part of the electronic device you’re using right now. We’re a global team of more than 32,000 people from 122 different nationalities and counting. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub, the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, our operations are spread across Europe, Asia and the US.