Xylem Inc

Service Manager

Xylem Inc$80K — $95K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in service, field operations, or maintenance within industrial environments
  • 2-3+ years of direct leadership experience managing technicians or field teams
  • Proven track record of enhancing operational performance and achieving results
  • Strong business acumen with budget and KPI management expertise
  • Excellent communication and conflict resolution abilities
  • Effective planning and organization skills
  • Valid driver's license with ability to secure customer site clearances

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of Service Technicians
  • Foster a safety-driven and collaborative culture
  • Oversee service operations for efficiency and profitability
  • Optimize technician scheduling and resource allocation
  • Manage the service center's P&L and monitor financial performance
  • Collaborate with sales and operations to drive business growth
  • Build strong customer relationships and ensure a high-quality service experience

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career development and performance management
  • Collaborative and supportive work culture
  • Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Engagement with diverse teams and customers
  • Exposure to strong financial management and resource planning processes
Full Job Description

The Role

We're looking for a hands-on, results-driven Service Manager to lead our Orlando Service Center and play a key role in delivering exceptional service experiences for our customers.

This is more than a service leadership role. As Service Manager, you'll have ownership of the service operation's people, performance, and profitability. You'll lead a team of skilled technicians, drive customer satisfaction, support business growth, and influence operational excellence across the branch.

If you're a strong operational leader who enjoys developing teams, improving processes, and delivering measurable business results, we'd love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do:

Lead a High-Performing Service Team

  • Inspire, coach, and develop a team of Service Technicians through strong leadership, accountability, and employee engagement.
  • Foster a culture focused on safety, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer success.
  • Support recruiting, onboarding, workforce planning, succession planning, and employee retention initiatives.
  • Provide ongoing performance management, feedback, and career development opportunities.

Drive Operational Excellence

  • Oversee day-to-day service operations to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and profitably.
  • Optimize technician utilization, scheduling, resource allocation, and field execution.
  • Monitor service order management, backlog, inventory, fleet utilization, tools, and operational assets.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, and customer experience.

Own Financial Performance

  • Manage the service center P&L and drive achievement of revenue, gross margin, utilization, productivity, and profitability targets.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and take proactive action to improve business results.
  • Support forecasting activities and maintain visibility into workload planning, labor requirements, and future resource needs.
  • Manage departmental expenses and contribute to overall branch financial success.

Partner to Grow the Business

  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Operations, and Regional Leadership teams to identify and capture new service, aftermarket, rental, and capital project opportunities.
  • Drive lead generation activities and support commercial growth initiatives.
  • Expand customer relationships, improve retention, and increase service penetration within existing accounts.
  • Ensure successful execution of customer projects from planning through completion.

Deliver Exceptional Customer Experience

  • Build strong partnerships with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
  • Proactively address customer concerns and ensure timely resolution of issues.
  • Maintain a relentless focus on delivering safe, reliable, and high-quality service.

What You’ll Bring:

  • 5 + years of experience in service, field operations, maintenance, technical services, or related industrial environments.
  • 2-3+ years of direct leadership experience managing technicians, field service teams, or operational personnel.
  • Demonstrated success leading teams and driving operational performance.
  • Strong business acumen with experience managing budgets, KPIs, productivity, and profitability.
  • Excellent communication, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Effective planning, organization, and workforce management abilities.
  • Valid driver's license and ability to obtain required customer site clearances when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of military, technical, or industry experience.
  • Experience within water, wastewater, industrial, municipal, utilities, manufacturing, or related industries.
  • Experience managing service operations, field teams, scheduling, workforce planning, and customer-facing operations.
  • Familiarity with ERP and business systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms.

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About Xylem Inc

Xylem is a water technology company that designs and manufactures innovative solutions to meet the world's water needs. They provide water and wastewater applications with a broad portfolio of products and services that address the full cycle of water, from collection, distribution and use to the return of water to the environment. Xylem operates in more than 150 countries and has a workforce of over 17,000 employees. The company was spun off from ITT Corporation in 2011 and is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York.
Learn more about Xylem Inc
Size
17,300 employees
Market Cap
$19.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$254 million
5 Year Trend
+6.6%
Revenue
$4.8 billion
NASDAQ

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