Lean Expert

ASML•Wilton, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

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 (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.)
Proven experience in change management
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 the provided timeline

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.)
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