Lean Deployment Lead

Introduction to the Job

ASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, bring 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.

• 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)

• Share and inform the team about deployment progress, bottlenecks and help requests
• Support your colleagues proactively in the deployment or building each other’s expertise
• Pull in your colleagues from Lean or other functions to help drive the transformation and assure their involvement
• Contribute to improvements to the ASML Lean standards
• Challenge your colleagues adapting 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
• Up to 10% travel annually within the US and internationally

• 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)
• 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)
• Experience in Hoshin Kanri (Strategy Deployment) and VSM (Value Stream Mapping) would be a plus
• 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
• 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 customers
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timeline

• This position is located on‑site in Wilton, Connecticut. It requires onsite presence to attend in‑person work‑related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.

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