Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager- Optics
About The Position
The Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for safe, timely delivery of high-quality products and continuous improvement in operational performance and efficiency. The role leads manufacturing operations in the BCELL area, covering advanced optical processes including bonding, contacting, etching, lithography, and laser processing. Operations span multiple shifts in a 24/7 production environment and are measured against safety, quality, first-pass yield, on-time delivery, lead time, labor productivity, and 5S targets. The manager leads a layered organization of shift managers, team leads, and technicians, with more than five direct reports and an overall organizational scope exceeding 30 employees. The role manages multiple work centers, competencies, or shifts and develops leadership capability, employee engagement, inclusion, retention, and technical expertise. It owns BCELL health, safety, and environmental performance, ensures compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001, and internal procedures, and leads systemic resolution of quality issues. The position drives Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement, aligns improvement work with factory strategy, and partners with Production Engineering to improve process performance. It translates sector strategy into operational plans over a two-to-three-year horizon, defines department KPIs, plans future capacity and resources, and leads industrialization of new products and processes. The manager collaborates with Production Engineering, Supply Chain and Business Planning, Development and NPI teams, and sister factories, including the facility in Berlin, Germany. The role provides operational reporting, risk assessments, and recommendations to support data-driven decisions. May require travel depending on company needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering or a related field preferred.
- 10–15 years of manufacturing operations experience for candidates with a bachelor’s degree, preferably in high-mix, technical environments.
- Proven experience leading leaders in a complex, multi-shift production environment.
- Strong Lean/Continuous Improvement background with demonstrated results.
- Experience working in ISO-certified environments.
- Limited experience planning, managing, and organizing resources within short- to medium-term timescales within the overall policy framework.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
- Must be legally authorized to access controlled technology before beginning work.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, with reasonable accommodations where applicable, including routine sitting, walking, use of hands, and occasional campus movement and lifting or moving up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to read and interpret data, information, and documents; observe and respond to people and situations; interact with others; and learn and apply new information or skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
- 5–10 years of manufacturing operations experience for candidates with a master’s degree, preferably in high-mix, technical environments.
- Experience in optics manufacturing, coating, or metrology.
- Knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP, and manufacturing systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead BCELL manufacturing operations across bonding, contacting, etching, lithography, and laser processing.
- Manage operations across multiple shifts in a 24/7 production environment and meet or exceed safety, quality, first-pass yield, on-time delivery, lead time, labor productivity, and 5S KPIs.
- Maintain continuous operations and respond to production issues and escalations.
- Enable direct reports in production planning, scheduling, and execution in partnership with Business Planning.
- Translate customer demand into executable plans aligned with equipment, workforce, and capacity.
- Manage operational and capital budgets to meet performance targets.
- Lead shift managers, team leads, and technicians; coach and develop leadership capabilities within direct reports.
- Drive employee engagement, inclusion, team effectiveness, retention, and development of critical skills and technical expertise.
- Model the ASML Leadership Profile as a people leader, business leader, coach, and culture carrier.
- Lead organizational design and capability transformation aligned with future business needs.
- Own Health, Safety & Environment performance across BCELL and promote a proactive safety culture.
- Ensure compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001, and internal procedures.
- Investigate quality issues and drive systemic resolution, including craftsmanship-related defects.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, structured problem-solving, experimentation, and innovation.
- Align the continuous-improvement portfolio with factory strategy and quantify business impact.
- Identify waste, improve flow, increase process capability, and partner with Production Engineering to improve process performance and efficiency.
- Translate sector strategy into operational plans with a two-to-three-year horizon and define department KPIs aligned with strategic priorities.
- Establish future capacity and resource plans to support demand growth and new product introduction.
- Lead industrialization of new products and processes with cross-functional teams and prepare the organization for future technology and volume ramps.
- Build partnerships across Production Engineering, Supply Chain and Business Planning, Development and NPI teams, and onsite and offsite sister factories.
- Influence stakeholders across functions and leadership levels, represent BCELL operations in cross-sector initiatives, and participate in decision-making.
- Provide operational insights, KPI tracking, risk assessments, actionable recommendations, and structured reporting through tiered meetings.
- Build and maintain a partnership with the sister facility in Berlin, Germany, to exchange best practices and align on operational excellence.
- Collaborate with Production and Development Engineers on adoption and industrialization of new products and processes.
Benefits
- Medical insurance for employees and their families.
- Dental insurance for employees and their families.
- Vision insurance for employees and their families.
- Basic life insurance for employees and their families.
- Participation in the company’s 401(k) plan.
- Eight hours of vacation leave each month.
- Thirteen paid holidays per calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
