Production Planner

About ASML and the Wilton Site

ASML develops advanced technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the microchips that power many of the products people use every day. Across more than 60 locations globally, our teams work together to advance semiconductor technology and develop solutions for some of the industry’s most complex challenges.

Our Wilton, Connecticut location is ASML’s largest research, development, and manufacturing site in the United States. The site specializes in advanced mechatronics, alignment and sensor technology, and optical fabrication. Teams in Wilton design and manufacture high-value modules and sensors that are critical to the performance of ASML’s lithography and metrology systems

Introduction to the Job

As a Production Planner, you will transform long-term manufacturing goals into practical, executable production plans. Your work will help ASML’s Wilton factory produce the advanced technology used within the semiconductor industry.

You will coordinate materials, capacity, equipment, tooling, and resources across a 13-week planning horizon. By identifying risks early and developing solutions, you will help manufacturing teams meet production and delivery commitments.

Role and Responsibilities

The Production Planner monitors production performance and adjusts plans as factory conditions change. You will partner with manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, engineering, and material handling teams.

• Develop and maintain feasible production plans across a 13-week planning horizon.
• Monitor production progress, work in progress, inventory, and capacity against the established plan.
• Identify material shortages and coordinate actions that protect upcoming production requirements.
• Evaluate equipment, tooling, facility, and resource constraints while developing practical planning scenarios.
• Analyze production risks, bottlenecks, and performance trends using enterprise planning systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Support new-product introductions and engineering changes by reviewing timing, production impact, and implementation risks.
• Lead cross-functional improvements that strengthen planning processes, cycle time, delivery performance, and resource utilization.

Education and Experience

To succeed as a Production Planner, you will need:

• 3+years production planning or supply chain experience within manufacturing.
• One or more years of experience using SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning system.
• 2+ years of experience managing relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, conditional formatting, pivot tables, and charts.
• Experience supporting at least one new-product introduction within a production environment.
• Knowledge of Lean methodology or another structured continuous improvement approach.
• A bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, communications, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Relevant APICS certification in planning, supply chain, project management, engineering, or master data is preferred.

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:

• Analyze complex production information and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Communicate risks, priorities, and proposed actions to technical and operational stakeholders.
• Manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting planning deadlines.
• Collaborate across teams to resolve material, capacity, and production constraints.
• Demonstrate ownership by addressing problems proactively and following actions through completion.
• Adapt production plans when priorities, resources, or manufacturing conditions change.
• Present data and recommendations clearly using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Work independently while contributing to shared factory and team objectives.

The Production Planner will also serve as a subject-matter resource for an assigned planning process. You will support colleagues, share knowledge, and help implement sustainable process improvements.

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.

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 identify. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

The base pay range for this role is currently-$66,000-$97,000 per year

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

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.

Inclusion and diversity

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 inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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