About The Position
The Lean, Operational Excellence & Process Coordinator is a co-op role in the Capability Center within ASML Business Services (ABS) US Capability Center, focused on Lean and Operational Excellence. Under the direction of the Lean/OpEx Leader, the coordinator supports continuous improvement initiatives, business process documentation, and training across ABS. The role assists with developing and deploying Lean methodologies, Operational Excellence standards, and global business process improvements, while building the capability to deliver training, support ABS projects, and advance process excellence. The position includes foundational learning and project shadowing, followed by progressively greater involvement in training development and delivery, process mapping, and improvement activities. The development pathway is intended to support growth toward becoming an internal Lean trainer and business process practitioner, including eventually leading small-scale improvement projects independently.
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 in applying Lean tools and methodologies, including 5S, waste identification, value stream mapping, and problem-solving.
- Support Kaizen events, improvement workshops, and problem-solving activities.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining 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 accurate, current process documentation in centralized repositories.
- Partner with process owners to understand requirements, handoffs, and improvement opportunities.
- Participate in structured learning in 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 and issue trackers.
- Prepare presentations, reports, and communications for project updates.
- Collect and analyze operational and business process data to support improvement initiatives.
- 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 activities, including communications, training reinforcement, and adoption tracking.
- Serve as a liaison between frontline teams, process owners, and the Operational Excellence program.
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Career Level
Intern
