Factory Shift Planner

Introduction to the job

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, the 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.

Shift Planning is responsible for ensuring thatthe execution of theweekly production plan is realized. Working closely withmaterial planning, warehouseoperators, and thelogisticsteam, a shift plannercoordinates materialflowandvalidates ontime in fullmaterial readiness into the work center.

In conjunction with the Production

Planning department, working within, and understanding the production process, plant procedures, equipmentcapabilitiesand flow of goods within the facility by providing ready to execute detailed plans based on all constraints, actual work in progress and buffer status daily.

The Manufacturing sector within the Wilton Factory (WF) is responsible for the production of EXE, NXE, DUV, and APPS systems. The Shift Planner reports to the Manufacturing Planning Team/Group Lead and works closely with Manufacturing (workstream owners, operators, and TLs/GLs), Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, Material Handling, Warehouse and Production Logistics teams.

• Responsible for the planning, monitoring, and adjustment of daily production activities for assigned areas sothat the agreed production plan is realized with optimized work-in-progress and stock levels
• Securematerial availability for planned production activities within the4 weekhorizon,mitigateand escalateshortages,and define and execute structural improvements to prevent material issues in the future
• Secure logistical requirements and create buy-level upgrade orders for WIP during engineering change process and execution to securean optimalimplementation and production throughput in the factory.
• Work cross-functionally withlogisticsto coordinate material flowfrom warehouse tothework centeron time and in full
• Responsible for the report outof production progress,proactivelyidentifyingrisksand impact to output and planned production starts for the next week,andproposingmitigationsregardingplan optimization to the production planner
• Attend Tiermeetingsandescalate production risks to production planner
• Align facilities, manufacturing equipment,toolingand resource plan with capacity requirements and drivetimelydecision making for capacity extension
• Correct plan levelling, batchsizingand capacity utilization, in the most efficient and cost-effective wayfortheoptimaluse of critical resources
• Monitor and coordinate
  
  Kanban's in assigned areas
• Initiate and provide input to improve cycle times and delivery processes within the factory
• Navigate and input information in ERP
• Trackindividualshift planningkey performance indicators, create analysis reports in MS Excel in the form of pivot tables and charts to be presented out to stakeholders,determine root cause analysis and drive actions to improve performance
• Activelyparticipateand present in meetings with stakeholders and fellow planners (utilizingExcel and PowerPoint)
• Be a subject matter expert on 1 or more production planning processes. Assubjectmatterexpertbe the 'go-to' person for the team in case of issues,tracking KPI,training anddrivestructural improvements in the planning team.
• Lead at least one cross-functional improvement project
• Effectively plan for assigned backup area when the business requires

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, or communications or equivalent years of experience
• APICS certifications in manufacturing planning, supply chain, project management, engineering, or master data…