A chimney service warehouse manager runs the central stockroom and repair shop behind every branch: liner coils, mortar and firebrick, caps and chase cover stock, and the bench where cameras, soot vacuums and rotary gear get fixed. They build and load reline kits, keep the ladder and harness tags current, and lead the warehouse staff.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, building services companies · BLS, May 2025
Annual pay: 10th percentile $52,000, middle half $58,260 to $86,180, 90th percentile $147,300. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Reports to
Chief Operating Officer
Department
Operations
Schedule
Weekdays, plus on-call for breakdowns · Monday to Friday, 8 to 5 in the template, with occasional on-call time when fall demand peaks or a truck breaks down
Also called
Supply and equipment manager · Materials and equipment manager · Warehouse and fleet supervisor
Chimney service warehouse manager job description template
This is our Role Blueprint, word for word. Replace the highlighted fields and adjust the example targets and pay to fit your company.
Oversee and maintain efficient warehouse operations for chimney and fireplace service supplies, ensuring tools, liners, and mortar supplies are well-organized and delivered on time to support overall business success.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage daily warehouse operations, ensuring proper storage, tracking, and distribution of chimney service supplies.
Supervise inventory control processes to maintain accurate stock levels and timely reordering.
Organize and coordinate delivery schedules with internal teams and external vendors.
Implement and enforce safety protocols and industry compliance standards.
Maintain detailed records of inventory, deliveries, and maintenance activities.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Inspect and organize incoming and outgoing chimney tools, liners, and mortar supplies.
Monitor stock levels and conduct routine audits to ensure inventory accuracy.
Liaise with vendors and internal departments to coordinate and track deliveries.
Perform regular maintenance checks on warehouse equipment and supplies.
Prepare daily and weekly reports on warehouse operations for management review.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Inventory Accuracy Rate: ≥ 98%.
On-Time Delivery Rate: ≥ 95%.
Warehouse Operational Efficiency: Increase by 15% annually.
Customer Satisfaction Rating for warehouse services: ≥ 4.8 stars.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 3 years experience in warehouse management.
Strong organizational and process management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in inventory management software and basic computer applications.
6. Preferred Experience
Prior experience in the home services industry, particularly with chimney and fireplace operations.
Experience managing a high-demand warehouse environment.
Familiarity with warehouse safety, regulatory, and compliance standards.
Demonstrated success in implementing process improvements to drive operational efficiency.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and move items up to 50 lbs.
Frequent standing, bending, and walking throughout the work shift.
Exposure to varying warehouse temperatures and ambient conditions.
Competence in using hand trucks, forklifts, and other warehouse equipment safely.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Typical work hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Occasional on-call responsibilities during peak periods or emergencies.
Occasional travel to vendor or supplier locations.
Work is primarily performed in an indoor warehouse setting.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary range: $55,000 - $75,000 per year.
Performance-based bonus structure.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Paid time off and company-recognized holidays.
10. Company Culture and Overview
A collaborative and innovative workplace committed to excellence in service delivery.
Emphasis on professional growth, career development, and continuous improvement.
A supportive environment that values diversity, teamwork, and mutual respect.
A forward-thinking company dedicated to surpassing customer expectations through operational efficiency.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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A chimney warehouse stores steel cut to length, bagged masonry and a few cleaning chemicals. It is also the repair shop for the gear every sweep truck depends on.
Liner coils and sheet metal need their own racks
Flexible liners come in long coils and rigid liners in straight lengths, sorted by diameter and alloy, and a dented or kinked liner can't go up a flue. Give them floor racks with labels a loader can read from the aisle. Store flat sheet and flashing coil for chase covers apart from the coils, and tag every cut-off with its size so a short flue can use it.
The chemical shelf has paperwork
Creosote removers, masonry cleaners, water repellents and sealants sit near the mortar. OSHA's hazard communication rule makes each workplace keep a written plan naming its hazardous chemicals, plus a safety data sheet for every one that workers can open on any shift. Sweeps who spend the day going from house to house may use the sheets kept at the main shop, provided the crew can pull the facts up at once in an emergency. Add each new product to the list the day it arrives. Source: 29 CFR 1910.1200: Hazard communication (eCFR).
Reline trucks load from a kit list
A reline needs the liner, tee, top plate, cap, insulation wrap, pulling cone, rope and mortar on the same truck. Build each kit the afternoon before, check it against the job's parts list, and strap the coil so it rides without a dent. A missing top plate found on the roof costs the crew a round trip and the customer a cold night.
The repair bench keeps the trucks running
Chimney cameras, soot vacuums and rotary sweeping systems come back dirty every day. The warehouse cleans camera heads and checks cables, changes vacuum filters on the maker's schedule, and replaces worn whips and rods. Empty vacuums and change filters outdoors in the protective gear your program calls for. Keep a service log for each unit, so you know which ones to retire.
Ladders and harnesses come home to be checked
The operations manager page covers OSHA's ladder checks. The warehouse runs the company program behind them: a tag on every ladder and harness with its last check, a locked rack for anything tagged out, and a log of repairs and retirements. Store harnesses and lanyards the way each maker's manual says, well away from the chemical shelf, and follow the manual for their checks.
How much chimney service warehouse managers make
The closest BLS group for chimney service warehouse managers is transportation, storage, and distribution managers. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for building and home services companies earned a median of $72,010 a year ($34.62 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s below the $107,230 median for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in all industries. About 460 of the 221,180 transportation, storage, and distribution managers in that survey work for building services companies.
Salaried with a performance bonus, both in the template. The BLS code also counts managers of large freight and distribution centers, and the template's range sits well below its median. Base the bonus on count accuracy and on how rarely a crew waited for gear.
Building services companies
$72,010$72,010 median Middle half $58,260–$86,180 10th–90th $52,000–$147,300
All industries
$107,230$107,230 median Middle half $82,440–$146,770 10th–90th $65,120–$194,900
$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Building services companies
$52,000
$58,260
$72,010
$86,180
$147,300
All industries
$65,120
$82,440
$107,230
$146,770
$194,900
BLS doesn’t publish pay for chimney sweeps on their own. These figures cover services to buildings and dwellings, which include them. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Has supplied field crews at more than one location from a central warehouse or yard
Lays out racks and floor space for long, heavy and easily dented stock
Keeps a service log for each camera and vacuum and retires units on the evidence
Builds job kits from a parts list and catches what's missing before the truck leaves
Runs a crew of loaders and a bench tech, and can cover either job when short
Teach these on the job
What goes in a reline kit for each liner type you install
Camera, soot vacuum and rotary system upkeep
Where mortar, firebrick and crown products go, and which ones must stay dry
Your ladder and harness tagging program
Keeping your chemical list and data sheets current
Stock and kits are tracked in your field service software or an inventory program, with a scanner, floor racks for liner coils, shelving for caps and dampers, a hand truck and a pallet jack or forklift for masonry pallets. If you bend your own chase covers and caps, add a sheet metal brake and shear to the list. Name the camera and vacuum brands the role will service, since repair skills don't always carry over.
Chimney service warehouse manager interview questions
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Stocking trucks before fall
Every technician truck needs a standard set of parts, ladders and safety gear before fall. How do you set that up?
A strong answer: A standard stock list per truck, a check-in and check-out routine, weekly restocking, harness and ladder inspections and one person responsible for each truck.
Behavioral · Correcting staff
Tell me about a time a worker kept skipping a step, like logging gear inspections or checking in tools. What did you do?
A strong answer: Found out why, retrained, made the step easier, documented it and followed up until it became routine.
Pick targets from what last fall showed: the counts, the kits that went out short, and how long gear sat on the bench.
Inventory Accuracy Rate
Cycle-count one product family a week, rotating through liners, caps and dampers, masonry, and filters, on the racks and on the trucks. Track cut-offs too, since short pieces go missing first.
On-Time Delivery Rate
Reline kits and branch transfers loaded complete by the time the crew or branch asked for them. Note why each one ran late, such as a late supplier or a part left off the kit.
Warehouse Operational Efficiency
Pick a few measures you can time each month: minutes to build a reline kit, days a camera or vacuum spends on the repair bench, and hours spent on truck loads. Watch the trend from summer stock-up through the fall rush.
Customer Satisfaction Rating for warehouse services
Here the customers are the technicians and branch managers. Ask them a few questions each month on kit accuracy, gear condition and repair turnaround, and call back anyone who scores you low.
Career path
Inventory specialistLearns the parts, suppliers and counts the warehouse runs on.
Warehouse managerRuns the building, equipment shop, truck loading and warehouse staff for every branch.
Operations managerTrades the building for a branch: its crews, routes and morning load-out.
Director of supply and fleetOversees buying, warehouses and trucks across a larger group of locations.
Other roles in a chimney & fireplace services business
Should the warehouse repair chimney cameras itself?
Keep the routine care in-house: cleaning the lens and lights, checking cables for cuts, charging and testing batteries, and swapping parts the maker sells for owners to replace. Sensor, screen and board faults go to the maker or its service center. Find out whether opening a camera head ends the warranty before anyone on the bench tries it.
How much does a chimney service warehouse manager make?
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for building and home services companies earned a median of $72,010 a year ($34.62 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $58,260 and $86,180 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
Which chimney products need a warm or cool spot?
Let each product decide, not habit. Each data sheet includes a handling and storage section, and OSHA's guide says it gives the conditions for safe storage and anything the product must not sit beside. In a chimney warehouse that mostly sorts the water repellents and sealants: some may not tolerate a freezing dock, and some shouldn't bake under a summer roof. Mark those spots before the summer stock-up lands.
How should soot be handled when it comes back to the warehouse?
Treat it as waste, not dust to sweep around. Empty vacuum canisters into bags outdoors, seal them before they go in the dumpster, and check local disposal rules. Wash drop cloths and coveralls at the shop rather than letting crews take them home. Keep dirty returns on one side of the building and clean, loaded gear on the other, so soot doesn't ride back out on a fresh truck.
Should a chimney warehouse build its own chase covers and caps?
Only if the volume is there. A custom chase cover is cut to one chimney's measurements, so a shop with a sheet metal brake and shear can turn a measured top around faster than an outside fabricator. That takes someone trained on the brake, a metal area away from the clean gear, and a plan for scrap. Many companies buy standard caps and make or order only the custom pieces.
