Lean Deployment Lead

ASML • Wilton, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Lean Deployment Lead, you will be responsible for leading a part of the Lean cultural transformation within the Wilton Factory. Your focus will be on embedding Lean principles and philosophy, engaging people to continuously improve processes to boost business impact as part of their DNA. You will support and guide teams and leaders in implementing the daily management system, coach them in developing problem-solving techniques, and foster Lean leader behavior. Working closely with line management for your supported factory area, you will act as a trusted coach, helping them build internal capabilities for daily process and results improvement through cross-functional teams. You will serve as a role model for the Lean way of working, respectfully challenging the status quo. You will guide the management team through and take ownership of the “FLOW” deployment playbook, a proven transformation approach across multiple industries. This role requires cooperation and coordination within the Lean team and adjacent functional/operational disciplines during playbook deployment, necessitating a thorough understanding of interfaces with other disciplines and parties.

Requirements

• 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 (e.g. team lead, group lead, etc.)
• 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 with 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.)
• 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
• Strong 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 customer
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timeline
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access controlled technology prior to beginning work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Hoshin Kanri (Strategy Deployment) and VSM (Value Stream Mapping) would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Set and agree to deployment goals
• Co-design the deployment plan
• Co-drive the deployment plan
• Lead without authority
• Challenge the change curve
• Define success criteria, roles and responsibilities
• Challenge progress regularly with your stakeholders
• Coach and develop the leadership team
• Be a role model in adapting Lean principles and coach on Lean behavior
• Support business impact initiatives (e.g. A3’s, 4C’s, Breakthrough Initiatives, etc.)
• Share and inform the team about deployment progress, bottlenecks and help requests
• Support colleagues proactively in the deployment or building each other’s expertise
• Pull in colleagues from Lean or other functions to help drive the transformation and assure their involvement
• Contribute to improvements to the ASML Lean standards
• Challenge colleagues adapting the Lean principles in our own team
• Improve our daily operations and participate in strategic steps
• Be a partner towards the business in driving for Lean improvements

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce
• 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
• Inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company
• Reasonable accommodations to applicants for ASML employment and ASML employees with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level