Project Coordinator

Introduction

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.

Job Mission

ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. ASML’s corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The company has lithography research, development and manufacturing operations in Wilton, Connecticut and in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Technology development centers and training and application facilities are located in Asia, Europe and the United States. The Manufacturing Operations in Wilton Connecticut is responsible for the production of lithography tools as well as purchasing and logistics. The complete production process of the most advanced machines takes place within Manufacturing.

This position is based in EUV Manufacturing Group within the manufacturing sector in Wilton, Connecticut.

As a Manufacturing Project Coordinator, you are the driver of program-and project management within the Business Line and responsible for the development of the PMO department. Together with the Manufacturing Manager(s) you drive the project management process and oversee the complete product scope.

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.

Job Description

This role is positioned as an independent team member of a manufacturing project team that is responsible for the development of our state-of-the-art lithography machines. Person is expected to deliver non-technical project support, planning and organization optimization, typically from initiation through delivery.

A Senior Project Coordinator:

• Acts as a recognized business partner by enabling effective decisions making on all levels.
• Initiates, participates or leads & implements the roll-out and embedding of project (program) standards and processes related to a.o. project planning, product generation process, effective decision making, reporting, change control, risk management and quality.
• Responsible for the administration of Issue Resolution process (Internally known as AIR).
• Responsible for the administration of new tooling acquisition in the factory.
• Scopes, manages and implements improvement projects aligned with program needs in line with department vision.
• Contributes to the development of the multi-year PMO Strategy, and actively driving the MFG mission and vision.
• Pro-actively assists, enables and challenges all stakeholders.
• Provides guidance during the financial forecasting (budget) process and proactively assist regular financial management and reporting.
• Responsible for the administration of Issue Resolution process (Internally known as AIR).
• Responsible for the administration of new tooling acquisition in the factory.
• Builds and maintains enduring relationships with ASML senior (program and project) executives and act as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ on matters relating to Program and project management.
• Manages a complex organizational environment.
• And last but definitely not least, creates a winning team by living our values and building capabilities for the future.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Science) required or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Masters and Certifications (PMP, Lean, Scrum) a bonus.
• 5-10 years of work experience in project or service delivery management. Experience within matrix organizations, technical environments, PMO and/or project management is a bonus.
• Basic project management and process development knowledge.
• Experienced with using applications Outlook, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Excellent communicator, being able to influence without hierarchical power, and creative in managing a large and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Maintains personal effectiveness and people focus under pressure, high speed of change and uncertainty.
• Ability to guide, coach and advise at all organizational levels to effect sustainable change and improving the project and process maturity level of the organization.
• Team player, enjoys working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams with the ability to work independently.
• Strong team leadership skills, decisiveness, setting priorities, giving direction, influencing without power.

Commitment:

• Hands on/getting things done.
• Take ownership.
• Pro-active drive for improvement.

Personal skills

• 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.

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.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability