TF Lean Transformation-Lean Change Agent Job in Veldhoven, Netherlands

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

TF Lean Transformation-Lean Change Agent Job Description

Introduction
The Lean deployment program within ASML Twinscan Factory is a major change transformation that requires detailed co-ordination of project and change management elements, training and coaching, event planning, execution & follow up, problem solving and the reporting of the benefits.

Job Mission
As a Lean Change agent you will co-lead the Lean transformation within Twinscan Factory towards sustainable improvement, aiming at an overall breakthrough on cost effectiveness and inventory reduction according to the deployment roadmap. You will provide support to the line organization through planning, execution and providing follow up on the deployment activities. Co-ordinate the necessary training and coaching to employees, including leadership teams, and build internal capabilities through train-the-trainer concepts. The results of the deployment (deliverables, business impact and mindset change) are owned by the management team.
As a Lean Change Agent you will respectfully challenge the status quo and act as a role model for Lean thinking.

Job Description
Key accountabilities:
Project leadership: co-designs and runs Lean transformations in specific areas - Is the project leader:- defines the overall work plan
- coordinates the project teams through different phases
- ensures support, provides adequate status updates
- shares responsibility to reach the target together with line management
- enforces prerequisites for sustainability of results
- ensures transfer to line/process managerMindset changes: transform mindsets to maintain continuous improvement efforts beyond project activities and change their way of working to a Lean way of working;Problem solving leadership: contributes to the improvement of the whole operations value stream by participating in or facilitating problem solving sessions;Knowledge transfer: trains and coaches ASML employees, management on Lean principles and behaviors;Continuous improvements: identifies potentials for new improvements;Business case: evaluates financial consequences of required resources to implement Lean concepts and translates the realized improvements into positive business impact.

 

TF Lean Transformation-Lean Change Agent Job Requirements

Education
Bachelor/ Master degree with 7 yrs experience in Manufacturing (e.g. line, engineering), has a general understanding of technical topics (through technical background or job experience).
Personal skills
- A passion for Continuous Improvement and exhibits a ‘there must be a better way, why don’t we try …’ mentality, can think outside the box;
- Experience in Lean deployment or application is an absolute pre;
- Additional relevant experience with continuous improvement methods (problem solving, six sigma) or change/ project management experience;
- Has the potential to use a range of different influencing techniques (influencing without power);
- Actively gives and seeks constructive feedback;
- Crisp communicator at all levels (operational – executive);
- Is able to listen to others issues and can work in team;
- Can train others;
- Delivers fact-based and well-structured messages in a range of different formats, e.g. presentation, written messages. Business English both spoken and written is required;
- Great networking skills, able to work at multiple levels of the organization, from team members on the shop-floor to Senior Managers;
- The ability to enthuse colleagues in Lean Thinking as a business necessity;
- A belief in 'walking the talk' and working as a member of a team;

Context of the position
The Lean Change agent position is 100% dedicated to the Twinscan Factory Lean deployment as a fulltime member of the program core team and will report directly in to the Lean Transformation leader.Other information
Please add your complete & recent CV and cover letter for this position to your application.

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We can't process your application without the above mentioned documents.

You can apply for this job using below button: “Apply for
this job”. Applications sent by email can’t be processed.

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