Production Control Manager

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Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. The Production Control Manager serves as the strategic "control tower" for all production readiness activities across multiple engineer‑to‑order (ETO) and make‑to‑order (MTO) value streams-including machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, and test. This role ensures every work order is fully ready to build-technically, materially, and operationally-before it hits the shop floor. The role is responsible for owning production control across multiple engineer-to-order (ETO) and make-to-order (MTO) value streams, and ensuring all work orders are fully ready to build. This position is ideal for a highly analytical, influential, and operations‑savvy professional who thrives in fast‑paced, complex manufacturing environments. This role will be driving daily improvements within the production planning and scheduling department. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Production Control & Clear-to-Build Ownership Own the Clear-to-Build (CTB) process for all ETO/MTO orders, ensuring engineering releases, BOM accuracy, routings, special instructions, and material availability are complete prior to release. Enforce CTB readiness gates and prevent the release of incomplete or unready work orders. Maintain the daily plan-of-record, aligning machining, welding, assembly, and test activities with the Master Production Schedule. Lead CTB / production readiness meetings, identifying risks, assigning actions, and confirming build priorities. Hold Planning, Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations accountable for closing CTB gaps. Manage and lead a team of production planners and inventory analysts. Hold teams accountable for on-time performance of daily operations, while facilitating RCCA analysis Advanced Planning & Value Stream Coordination Partner with Planners to develop realistic, achievable schedules across variable routing environments, ultimately owning the master production schedule. Validate capacity and resource availability across machining centers, welding operations, skilled labor, tooling, and assembly cells. Collaborate with Engineering on drawing releases, deviations, rework paths, and changes impacting open orders. Work with Purchasing and Supply Chain to resolve shortages of custom components, long‑lead items, and engineered parts. Monitor MRP exceptions, planning parameters, and demand changes to maintain production flow. Shop Floor Engagement Maintain a strong daily presence on the shop floor to track progress, validate readiness, and remove blockers. Partner with Supervisors and Leads to sequence work, resolve constraints, and ensure work orders advance through routing steps on time. Ensure accurate work order transactions (labor reporting, completions, backflushes, moves) to support data integrity. Coordinate Lead Time reduction reviews and action meetings Analytics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement Develop dashboards and reporting (Excel/Power BI) tracking CTB readiness, shortages, WIP levels, queue times, capacity constraints, and schedule adherence. Provide early warning signals and perform scenario analysis for material constraints, engineering delays, equipment issues, or capacity overloads. Lead targeted CI activities (A3s, Kaizens, root cause analysis) focused on improving flow, reducing shortages, and eliminating recurring disruptors. Support PFEP improvements, kanban/supermarket development, and enhanced visual management across value streams. Inventory Optimization through PFEP Analysis Cross-Functional Influence & Team Leadership Act as the authoritative voice of production control, ensuring alignment across Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations. Facilitate issue resolution related to materials, engineering changes, quality holds, or capacity. Communicate risks clearly and propose recovery plans with data-driven recommendations. Demonstrate leadership presence and influence while operating as a high-performing individual contributor. Manage a team of four production planners and an inventory control analyst Key Skills & Competencies Strong understanding of ETO/MTO manufacturing workflows (machining, welding, fabricating, assembly). Advanced planning capability with the ability to manage complex, custom orders. High analytical skills: expert Excel required, Power BI preferred. Passion to improve complex/difficult processes Working knowledge of Lean principles and flow optimization. Ability to influence without authority and drive accountability across functions. Excellent communication, facilitation, and pr