Material Handling Team Lead

ASML 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 main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA.

As the Material Handler Team Lead, this person will lead and develop a team of Material Handlers supporting factory operations within the San Diego EUV Factory. This team executes material handling, Clean Street, Tool Center, and other approved logistics and manufacturing support activities that enable safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production. This position reports to the Factory Logistics Manager.

Role and Responsibilities

The Material Handler Team Lead is accountable for operational performance, workforce planning, employee development, safety, quality, and continuous improvement within their assigned area of responsibility.

Major responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Material Handlers supporting factory operations.

• Drive safety, quality, and operational excellence within the assigned work area.

• Ensure timely execution of material handling, Clean Street, Tool Center, and approved manufacturing support activities.

• Monitor operational performance, identify trends, and drive actions to achieve departmental KPIs.

• Secure labor capacity and allocate resources to support daily production and business requirements.

• Provide coaching, training, and performance management to build team capability and effectiveness.

• Ensure employees are trained, qualified, and compliant with applicable procedures and work instructions.

• Identify operational bottlenecks and lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, efficiency, and schedule adherence.

• Create, update, and maintain work instructions and standard operating procedures to support consistent execution.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and improve operational performance.

• Communicate operational status, risks, priorities, and performance metrics to management.

• Supervise the work and daily activities of a team of 6 or more employees.

• Escalate operational issues as needed and implement effective countermeasures to minimize business impact.

• Actively support day-to-day operations as required to meet safety, quality, and schedule commitments.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma, GED; or equivalent combination of education and work experience required; associate degree, vocational training, military experience, or related experience in logistics, warehouse operations, manufacturing, inventory management, cleanroom operations, material handling, or a similar operational environment preferred.

• 5 or more years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, material handling, supply chain, or similar operations.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Demonstrated leadership experience through direct supervision, team coordination, training, mentoring, or project leadership.

• Experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience driving operational performance, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• SAP/MRP experience preferred.

Personal 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 perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Demonstrates ASML’s core values of Challenge, Collaborate, and Care while leading teams and supporting day-to-day factory operations.

• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, training, performance management, and employee development.

• Ability to drive operational performance through effective planning, execution, resource allocation, and problem solving.

• Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and other support teams.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to clearly share operational status, risks, priorities, and performance metrics across multiple organizational levels.

• Results-oriented and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to take ownership of safety, quality, schedule, and operational commitments.

• Ability to identify operational bottlenecks, escalate issues appropriately, and implement sustainable countermeasures that minimize business impact.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and actively supporting daily operations as needed to meet business priorities.

Other Information

The schedule for these positions will follow a compressed workweek: three days on, four days off, four days on, and three days off. Shifts are 12 hours long. Day shift runs from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and night shift runs from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM.

Primary assignment is to the day shift; however, this role oversees both day- and night-shift employees and must maintain flexibility to adjust work schedules as needed to support night-shift operations and business requirements.

Role within Factory Environment

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 based on business needs.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Must be able to read, interpret, and communicate operational data, information, and documents.