Material Handling Team Lead - San Diego, CA, United States
$39 - $53 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead a team executing material handling and manufacturing support activities within the San Diego EUV Factory.
About the role
As the Material Handling Team Lead, you 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.
What you'll do
- 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.
- 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.
What you'll need
- High school diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 5 or more years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, material handling, or supply chain operations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through direct supervision, team coordination, training, mentoring, or project leadership.
- Experience driving operational performance, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Nice to have
- 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.
- Experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
- SAP/MRP experience.
Skills: material handling, factory operations, continuous improvement, cleanroom operations, operational performance
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2481
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (2481 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 70 | 2481 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 324 | 9890 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 67 d | 52 d (+15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: material handling, factory operations, continuous improvement, cleanroom operations, operational performance
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 399 open roles · median 77 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris · 232 open roles · median 35 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 57 d
- Infineon Technologies · 91 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 70 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2481 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.