Lean Change Agent

YER USA is proud to collaborate with ASML in Wilton, CT for the recruitment of several Lean Manufacturing Engineers with a background in Lean Manufacturing. These are hybrid positions in Wilton, CT. ASML offer a generous base salary, full benefits, annual bonus and relocation assistance.

As a Lean Change agent you will help drive the Lean transformation within the Wilton Factory, with a focus on embedding Lean philosophy where people are engaged to improve processes continuously to boost business impact. You will support and guide teams and leaders with implementing the daily management system, coach them in developing problem solving techniques and Lean leaders behavior. Together with line management you build internal capabilities to improve processes and results by cross functional teams on a daily basis.

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. ASML designs, develops, integrates, markets and services these advanced machines, which enable their 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. The headquarters are in Veldhoven, Netherlands with 18 office locations around the United States.

Role and Responsibilities

In alignment with the accountable business manager, as a change agent you will:

• Set and agree to deployment goals
• Co-designs the deployment plan
• Challenge the change curve
• Define success criteria and roles and responsibilities
• Challenge progress regularly with your stakeholders
• Be role model in adapting Lean principles and coach on Lean behavior
• Support business impact initiatives (e.g. A3’s, 4C’s, Breakthrough Initiatives, etc.)

As a Lean team member, you will:

• Share and inform the team about deployment progress, bottle-necks and help requests
• Support your colleagues pro-actively in the deployment or building each other’s expertise
• Contribute to improvements to the ASML Lean standards
• Challenge your colleagues adapting the Lean principles in our own team
• Improve our daily operations and participates in strategic steps
• Be a partner towards the business in driving for Lean improvements

Education and Experience

As a Lean Engineer, you will need:

• 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 (team lead/group lead) Good tenure related to workhistory.
• 3+ years of experience coaching, deploying and applying lean in Manufacturing and/or a Logistics environment
• 3+ years of experience in Basic project management skills
• Expert knowledge of lean, process improvement and quality management tools
• Practical application of problem-solving methodologies (e.g. Lean A3, Six Sigma tools, etc.)
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing principles like 5s, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, TMP, DPM
• Familiar with reduce waste reduction and non-value added activities
• Proven skills in change management