Introduction to the job:

The Operational Excellence Project Manager position drives strategic transformation and continuous improvement within the San Diego Factory building upon standards and best known methods within ASML. This involves the definition and deployment of the San Diego Factory multi-year vision and strategy and managing the Project Portfolio of breakthrough initiatives to reach these strategic objectives.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As part of the San Diego Factory team, this person leads the change management activities that establish and maintain a culture of continuous improvement. The role oversees Lean initiatives, the strategic project portfolio (breakthrough initiatives) and adoptions of corporate initiatives within the San Diego factory. This is a leadership role will lead a team of ~10-30 employees (managers and individual contributors).

• Business process adoption and sustaining
  • Implementation and business adoption of new processes. Embedding new ways of working throughout San Diego Factory. Align to Global Manufacturing initiatives.
  • Support Operations with Means & Methods and process documentation.
  • Facilitate the feedback loop and lessons learned.
  • Play a key role in the development and management of the financial plan (long and short term) for the San Diego factory. This includes labor hour and cycle time reduction programs and other cost reduction initiatives.
  • Support the role of Functional Domain Owner to coordinate initiative to assure information security and Network segmentation

• Project Management
  • Define and manage the San Diego Factory breakthrough project portfolio
  • Support the rest of the organization with Project Management tools and problem solving methodology

• Business improvement strategy and deployment
  • Lead and facilitate the Hoshin Kanri strategy alignment sessions and SF vision.
  • Together with the SF Lean deployment lead, develop and drive the LEAN roadmap.
  • Work with Business Analytics to evaluate information and drive improvement projects.
  • Maturity assessment and embedding of Lean programs and practices to achieve sustainable business impact.

Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree and 5 years of experience or Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant experience
• Minimum of five (5 ) years of experience in international business, operational excellence, transformation, LEAN
• Seasoned senior operational leader, program manager
• Proven change management skills
• Preferably familiar with LEAN concepts and programs
• Experience deploying Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Experience with decision making processes at senior stakeholder level in complex organizations
• Expertise in operations processes in a Technology / Manufacturing environment

Skills

• Respectfully challenge the status quo and act as a role model for Lean thinking.
• Act as catalyst in changing leadership behavior; act as an recognized sparring partner for leaders and lean deployment leads
• Senior leadership skills to influence stakeholders both within San Diego Factory and across other ASML business functions.
• Drive to lead change management activities that establishes a culture of continuous improvement
• Ability to provide persuasive communications to all levels of the organization.
• Excellent people leadership skills and ability to engage, develop and motivate people. Use of leadership skills such and role modeling and coaching are important in this role.

Other information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Can work under deadlines.
• The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level.
• Must wear all approved cleanroom attire; facemask, hood, coveralls, safety shoes, eyewear & gloves.
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• 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.

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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