Production Planner

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.

Do you get excited about taking ownership for the planning of a part of a factory in order to secure timely shipment of our most advanced lithography systems? Do you have good organizational, critical thinking and analytical skills? We are looking for a candidate who is good at solving complex planning problems to achieve ASML's business target including the commercial product output and customer service requirement by the most efficient and economical way.

Production Planning is responsible for the transformation of our Masterplan (MPS) into a feasible production plan for all production equipment, monitoring production progress, working with manufacturing personnel, ensuring that all logistical requirements will be fulfilled in time and in the most cost-efficient way.

In conjunction with the Shift Planning department, working within and understanding the production process, plant procedures, equipment capabilities and flow of goods within the facility by providing ready to execute detailed plans based on all constraints, actual work in progress and buffer status on a daily basis.

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

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the 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.

Role and responsibilities

-Responsible for the planning, monitoring and adjustment of production activities so that the agreed production plan is realized with optimized work-in-progress and stock levels.

-Manage material availability for planned production activities by mitigating and/or escalating shortages and define and execute Planning structural improvements to prevent material issues in the future.

-Roll-up of production progress towards monthly masterplan updates, pro-actively identify risks and create scenarios for decision making regarding plan optimization.

-Align facilities, manufacturing equipment, tooling and resource plan with capacity requirements and drive timely decision making for capacity extension.

-Correct plan levelling, batch sizing and capacity utilization, in the most efficient and cost-effective way and against the optimum use of critical resources.

-Utilize knowledge of different planning parameters (e.g. safety time, safety stock) to be able to adjust planning methodology when production environment is changing.

-Initiate and provide input to improve cycle times and delivery processes within the factory.

-Secure logistic requirements during engineering change process and execution to secure an optimal implementation in the factory.

-Communicate and collaborate with fellow colleagues to ensure feasibility and remove roadblocks

-Navigate and input information in ERP

Education and experience

-Bachelor's degree (Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration preferred), or equivalent experience.

-Minimum 3 years of experience in planning and logistic processes within manufacturing environment.

-Experience in stakeholder management.

-Experience in driving change.

-Comprehensive and demonstrable knowledge of SAP or another ERP system.

Skills

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:

-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 quickly.

-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, demonstrating ownership and accountability.

-Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.

-Work independently and as part of a team, following 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.

-Team player with good social and communication skills who is able to achieve personal and team goals.

-Assertive and pro-active attitude in order to prevent and solve issues on time.

-Self-reliant planner who shows ownership and is able to make decisions.

-Ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations.

-Flexible and highly committed to contribute to the targets of Wilton Factory.

-Ability to plan and set priorities (time management).

-Entrepreneur who has creativity and persuasiveness to make the impossible happen.

Other information

Role within Office

Responsibilities: -Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus. -Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. -May require travel dependent on business needs. -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Role within the Factory

Responsibilities: -Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift. -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 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. -This must include references to day and night shifts for accommodation purposes.

Additional responsibilities for Wilton Factory:

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. -The employee is required to work in a cleanroom environment: full gowning (full body coveralls, hood, CR safety shoes, face mask, nitrile gloves and safety glasses. Working under ISO 9000/14000 standards). -Operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers. -Working around lasers; working with ladders; working on platforms; and working around chemicals. -The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus. -The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. -May require travel dependent on company needs. -The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level.

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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.

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