About The Position
The Lean, Operational Excellence & Process Co-Op is part of the Capability Center within ASML Business Services (ABS) US Capability Center, with a primary focus on Lean and Operational Excellence. Under the direction of the Lean/OpEx Leader, the role supports continuous improvement initiatives, business process documentation, and training across the ABS organization. It assists with developing and deploying Lean methodologies, Operational Excellence standards, and global business process improvements, while progressively building capability to deliver training, support ABS projects, and advance process excellence. The position follows a development pathway that includes foundational learning and project shadowing, increasing involvement in training development and delivery, and greater ownership of process mapping and improvement activities. The role is intended to build capability toward becoming an internal Lean trainer and business process practitioner, with growth into independently leading small-scale improvement projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Foundational knowledge of Lean concepts through coursework, internships, or practical exposure.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with frontline teams.
- Analytical skills and ability to interpret data and present findings clearly.
- Curiosity, willingness to learn, and interest in process improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with training, coaching, or facilitating small groups.
- Familiarity with business process modeling or workflow documentation.
- Experience with project management tools.
- Prior experience in operations, manufacturing, logistics, or service environments.
Responsibilities
- Assist with Lean tools and methodologies, including 5S, waste identification, value stream mapping, and problem-solving.
- Support Kaizen events, improvement workshops, and problem-solving activities.
- Help develop and maintain standard work, SOPs, and visual management tools.
- Track improvement actions, verify results, and support performance metric reporting.
- Support process mapping, workflow analysis, SIPOC creation, and identification of process inefficiencies.
- Maintain current process documentation in centralized repositories and work with process owners to understand requirements, handoffs, and improvement opportunities.
- Participate in learning about Lean, Operational Excellence, and business process methodologies.
- Assist in developing training materials, job aids, and communications for frontline teams, and progress toward delivering training on basic Lean and process concepts.
- Support project managers with scheduling, documentation, meeting coordination, and follow-up.
- Maintain project plans, action logs, and risk/issue trackers; prepare presentations, reports, and project update communications.
- Collect and analyze operational and business process data; prepare charts, summaries, and insights for project teams and leadership.
- Assist in monitoring KPIs related to process performance and Operational Excellence program effectiveness.
- Collaborate with ABS teams to understand processes and improvement needs.
- Support change management through communication, training reinforcement, and adoption tracking.
- Act as a liaison between frontline teams, process owners, and the Operational Excellence program.
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Career Level
Intern
