Material Handling Team Lead

asml; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML in San Diego seeks a Material Handler Team Lead to oversee a team of 6+ in supporting factory operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production.

The role focuses on safety, quality, scheduling, and continuous improvement, with collaboration across Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality.

The ideal candidate will have leadership experience, strong communication, and experience in logistics or high-tech manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership through direct supervision, mentoring, or project leadership.
• Experience in logistics, warehouse operations, or manufacturing.
• Strong communication and collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Material Handlers in factory operations.
• Drive safety, quality, and operational excellence within the work area.
• Ensure timely material handling, Clean Street, Tool Center, and manufacturing support activities.

Skills

People leadership

Coaching

Training

Team development

Operational planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or vocational training

Military experience

Tools

SAP/MRP

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 main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA.

As the Material Handler Team Lead, this person will lead and develop a team of Material Handlers supporting factory operations within the San Diego EUV Factory. This team executes material handling, Clean Street, Tool Center, and other approved logistics and manufacturing support activities that enable safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production. This position reports to the Factory Logistics Manager.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Material Handlers supporting factory operations.


• Drive safety, quality, and operational excellence within the assigned work area.


• Ensure timely execution of material handling, Clean Street, Tool Center, and approved manufacturing support activities.


• Monitor operational performance, identify trends, and drive actions to achieve departmental KPIs.


• Secure labor capacity and allocate resources to support daily production and business requirements.


• Provide coaching, training, and performance management to build team capability and effectiveness.


• Ensure employees are trained, qualified, and compliant with applicable procedures and work instructions.


• Identify operational bottlenecks and lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, efficiency, and schedule adherence.


• Create, update, and maintain work instructions and standard operating procedures to support consistent execution.


• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and improve operational performance.


• Communicate operational status, risks, priorities, and performance metrics to management.


• Supervise the work and daily activities of a team of 6 or more employees.


• Escalate operational issues as needed and implement effective countermeasures to minimize business impact.


• Actively support day-to-day operations as required to meet safety, quality, and schedule commitments.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma, GED; or equivalent combination of education and work experience required; associate degree, vocational training, military experience, or related experience in logistics, warehouse operations, manufacturing, inventory management, cleanroom operations, material handling, or a similar operational environment preferred.


• 5 or more years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, material handling, supply chain, or similar operations.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.


• Demonstrated leadership experience through direct supervision, team coordination, training, mentoring, or project leadership.


• Experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment preferred.


• Experience driving operational performance, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• SAP/MRP experience preferred.

Personal 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. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Demonstrates ASML's core values of Challenge, Collaborate, and Care while leading teams and supporting day-to-day factory operations.

Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, training, performance management, and employee development.

Ability to drive operational performance through effective planning, execution, resource allocation, and problem solving.

Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and other support teams.

Strong communication and