Senior Manufacturing Team Lead - 2nd Shift

Company: ASML
Location: San Diego
Posted on: May 23, 2025

Job Description:

Introduction to the job

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

As a Team Lead, you will effectively lead the 2nd shift Manufacturing Work Centers (Production and Qualification). You will have managerial responsibilities for 15+ Technicians. You will ensure safe, on-time delivery of high-quality product to our customers while leading improvements in process and operational effectivity and efficiency. You will continuously seek out, foster, and spearhead improvements to all aspects of your operational area. You will engage in adoption and industrialization of new products and new processes through a strong partnership with Production, Manufacturing and Quality Engineers. You love being a team player that enjoys the success of team members as much as you enjoy personal success.

Shift: Front end Nights 6.30pm-7am (Sunday night, Monday night, Tuesday night and alternate Saturday nights)

Role and Responsibilities
Maintaining alignment of individual, team, and area goals to department and Company objectives.
Creating employee annual performance goals and coaching and mentoring your team of technicians for daily success.
Partnering with employees to create professional development action plans.
Developing competencies within the team that focus on technical skills, continuous improvement, teambuilding, and cross-training.
Leading a team of technicians to deliver (Droplet Generation Modules, Proto Systems Commissioning), while meeting or exceeding department and product Key Performance Indicators. These include, but are not limited to: 5S safety; product first pass yield; on-time delivery; production lead time reduction; labor efficiency and labor hour accuracy; and workforce development and upskilling.
Anticipating resource requirements and allocating accordingly in order to meet shift goals.
Creating, maintaining, and monitoring work schedules with clearly defined priorities.
Transparently highlighting any product or performance issues and escalating requests for help as needed.
Facilitating identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within your area.
Partnering with Production Engineering to systematically improve processes for increased efficiency and product quality.
Displaying structured systematic problem solving, innovative problem resolution, and encouraging new ideas and methods that are applied with rigorous experimentation and change control.
Leading by example, encourage personal motivation in an effort to achieve world class quality and performance.
Working effectively with peers across shifts to meet goals and maintain production continuity.
Reviewing existing operations (L4 level) in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered.
Ensuring positive material flow in order to avoid stock-outs and escalates in the event of any material issues.
Communicating effectively to gain buy-in from technicians and influence department leaders.
Administrative duties including time and attendance record-keeping and performance/merit reviews.
Administering and enforcing company policies and procedures in a direct and consistent manner.
Working with Human Resources on disciplinary issues and hiring decisions.
Acting as an interface with Finance and Logistics Department for inventory audits or physical inventory counts.
Overseeing cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
Supporting engineering change order implementations with support from Engineering Staff.
Managing predetermined budget amount for area of responsibility and implementing predetermined plans for tactical execution.
Performing other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
Requires AA Degree or equivalent experience.
Bachelor's degree desired (in a science or engineering field preferred) OR at least 5 years of supervisory/leadership experience.
Strong LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience- you can demonstrate a history of operational improvement through effective collaboration with your employees and across your partner organizations.
Computer proficiency with MS Outlook 365 applications, with knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system.
Familiar with ISO9001 and ISO14001. Direct working experience in an ISO certified environment desirable.
Skills
Strong manufacturing operation acumen.
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 and deadlines.
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.
Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.
Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.
Strong interpersonal, coaching, and teambuilding skills.
Strong analytical skills- capable of translating requirements into an executable schedule.
Strong problem-solving skills - able to identify and structurally solve problems in a timely manner.
Use data and sound judgment in decision making.
Constructively challenge the status quo in search of a better way.
Situational leadership skills to balance mandates for urgency with buy-in for structural change.
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and manage changing priorities.
Ability to effectively communicate and engage in one on one and small groups settings of technicians, engineers, and management.

Other

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you'll always have new challenges and new problems to solve - and working together is the only way to do that. You won't work in a silo. Instead, you'll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you'll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You'll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you'll need the following skills:

The employee is required to work in a cleanroom environment (Class 1000): full gowning (full body coveralls, hood, CR safety shoes, face mask, nitrile gloves and safety glasses. Working under ISO 9000/14000 standards).
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.
May spend numerous hours on a computer.
Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
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 with moderate to high noise level.
Must be willing to work a compressed work week schedule - twelve-hour long shift and rotating from three to four days a week.
Operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers.
Working around lasers; working with ladders; working on platforms; and working around chemicals.
Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.
Can work in an environment that includes potential exposure to high voltage, harmful ultraviolet laser radiation, toxic gas and high noise levels.
The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
May require travel dependent on company needs.

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:

$87,750-146,250

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.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company's 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. - 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Diversity and inclusion

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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