Concrete and masonry production manager job description
A concrete and masonry production manager runs the system every crew builds with: the form sets, the mixers, saws and trowels, the mortar and mix standards, and the project managers. They decide how many walls and slabs the company can take on each week. They also track leftover concrete and rework on every job.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, structure and exterior contractors · BLS, May 2025
Oversee concrete and masonry production operations to ensure high-quality output, safe job sites, and efficient mixing, forming, and finishing processes. Serve as the operational backbone to drive productivity and maintain rigorous safety standards, ultimately contributing to the company’s overall success.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise daily production activities including mixing, forming, and finishing to meet project requirements.
Ensure adherence to safety protocols on the job site with consistent monitoring and corrective actions.
Coordinate with project managers to optimize workflow and material usage.
Conduct regular inspections and quality checks to maintain high standards of workmanship.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Oversee the setup and operation of production equipment and mixing stations.
Monitor concrete and masonry production processes to identify and resolve issues promptly.
Communicate daily with crew members and project managers to discuss progress and address challenges.
Enforce safety procedures by holding briefings and providing on-site training.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Production efficiency: Achieve a minimum of 90% on-time project completion.
Quality assurance: Attain a customer satisfaction rating of >4.8 stars based on finished work quality.
Material usage efficiency: Keep raw material wastage below 5%.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in concrete and masonry production or related construction fields.
Demonstrated ability in team leadership and supervisory roles.
Proficient in safety regulations and quality control standards in a construction environment.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience in managing production operations within the concrete and masonry industry.
Background in using construction management software or similar production tracking tools.
Previous role supervising a multi-skilled team in a high-volume production setting.
Familiarity with local regulatory guidelines and environmental sustainability practices.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs on a regular basis.
Frequent exposure to outdoor environment conditions including heat and cold temperatures.
Comfortable working in active construction sites with moderate noise and dust.
Capacity to stand, walk, and operate production tools for extended periods.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Regular work hours between 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM with potential for shifts depending on project deadlines.
On-site role at various job locations with occasional travel to different worksites.
Occasional on-call duties during peak construction periods or emergencies.
Collaborative and safety-oriented work environment promoting teamwork.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $65,000 to $85,000 per year USD, based on experience and qualifications.
Potential for performance-based bonuses and incentive programs.
Comprehensive health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
401k plan with company match and additional fringe benefits like paid time off and professional development opportunities.
10. Company Culture and Overview
We foster a dynamic and growth-oriented culture where every team member’s contributions are recognized and valued.
Our commitment to excellence, safety, and innovation creates an environment where you can thrive professionally.
Join us to be part of a supportive team that values integrity, continuous development, and customer satisfaction.
Our open communication and collaborative approach drive our mission to exceed industry standards.
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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Crews move from site to site, but the forms, machines and mixes they work with belong to a system this person runs. Get those right and every crew's day goes faster.
Form sets decide the week
Foundation walls go up in reusable form panels. A crew can't start the next wall until its panels are stripped, cleaned and moved. So count form sets, not just crews, when you decide how many walls the company can take on in a week. The production manager plans walls around the panels. They decide when to rent or buy another set instead of turning work away, and keep panel counts straight with the warehouse.
Mortar type is a written choice
The Brick Industry Association's guide for brickwork recommends Type N mortar for veneer above grade. For foundation and retaining walls it recommends Type M, with Type S as the backup, and Type M for most outdoor paving. It also says no one mortar is best for every use. When a job's drawings name a mortar, the drawings win. The production manager writes down which mortar each job type gets, so no one picks it from whatever bag is on the pallet. Source: Brick Industry Association Technical Note 8B: Mortars for brickwork, selection and quality assurance.
The machines carry their own OSHA rules
OSHA's concrete and masonry rules reach the company's tools. Walk-behind power trowels need a switch that cuts power when the operator's hands leave the handles. Masonry saws need a semicircular guard over the blade, built to catch blade fragments. Bull float handles used where they could touch live wires must be nonconductive or insulated. Mixers, pumps and compressors get locked out and tagged Do Not Start before anyone repairs them. Source: eCFR: 29 CFR 1926.702, Requirements for equipment and tools.
The extra concrete on each order
Most crews order a little more concrete than the takeoff, so a pour doesn't end a few feet short. What's left either gets used or gets dumped. The production manager sets the extra for each type of pour and decides where leftovers go, such as into forms for blocks the yard can use. When one project manager sends concrete back week after week, trim the extra on that manager's orders.
How much concrete and masonry production managers make
The closest BLS group for concrete and masonry production managers is construction managers. Construction managers who work for foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors earned a median of $100,690 a year ($48.41 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s below the $114,990 median for construction managers in all industries. About 24,550 of the 380,360 construction managers in that survey work for structure and exterior contractors.
In the template, a salary comes with bonus and incentive pay on top. The salary band starts a bit above the bottom tenth for construction managers at these contractors and stops short of their median, so seasoned candidates may ask for more. Tie the bonus to waste and rework as well as on-time finishes.
Structure and exterior contractors
$100,690$100,690 median Middle half $78,100–$129,840 10th–90th $61,290–$171,100
All industries
$114,990$114,990 median Middle half $88,550–$151,640 10th–90th $69,690–$189,440
$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
Structure and exterior contractors
$61,290
$78,100
$100,690
$129,840
$171,100
All industries
$69,690
$88,550
$114,990
$151,640
$189,440
BLS doesn’t publish pay for concrete and masonry contractors on their own. These figures cover foundation, structure and building exterior contractors, 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 owned the form sets, machines and mix standards at a foundation, flatwork or masonry contractor
Plans wall and slab capacity around form sets, finishers and pump bookings
Knows mortar types and mix choices well enough to write the standard
Runs machine safety: trowel shutoffs, saw guards and lockout
Traces a money-losing job through its cost report to the concrete or the labor
Teach these on the job
Your form system and how many sets you own
Your ready-mix plants' mixes and ordering rules
Your project managers' job loads and weekly reports
How your job-cost reports are coded
The house plans your builders repeat most
This manager works from the form and equipment list, the backlog in weeks by type of work, each project manager's job costs and a monthly report of leftover concrete. On site, the kit is a level, a concrete thermometer and a phone full of photos from the morning's pours.
Concrete and masonry production 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 · Equipment failure mid-pour
A power trowel dies in the middle of finishing a large slab. What do you do?
A strong answer: Gets a backup or rental moving, puts more hands on hand finishing in the most critical areas, and adds spare equipment checks to the pre-pour list.
Behavioral · On-site training
Tell me about an on-site training you ran that changed how a crew worked.
A strong answer: Names the topic, how they taught it hands-on, and what changed afterward.
Set these with the general manager from last season's finished jobs. A target is only fair if the form sets, finishers and pump bookings behind it can reach it.
Production efficiency
Jobs finished on their scheduled date across all crews, with walls, flatwork and masonry on separate lines. A line that keeps slipping points to the system: form sets, finishers or pump bookings.
Safety compliance
Monthly machine checks: trowel shutoffs that work, saw guards in place, lockout tags used on every repair. Read them next to incidents and near misses per hours worked; a missing guard counts even when nobody got hurt.
Quality assurance
Customer ratings on finished work, read beside rework: slabs ground or replaced, walls patched, joints redone. Ask each project manager what went wrong on their lowest-rated job.
Material usage efficiency
Concrete, mortar mix and steel bought against what each job's estimate called for, plus leftover concrete sent back or dumped. Report it by project manager every month.
Career path
Field supervisorLearns where crews lose time by watching several of them work.
Project managerCarries a list of jobs, their orders, permits and customers.
Production managerOwns form sets, machines, mix standards and the project managers.
General managerAdds sales, pricing and the market's results to production.
No. The operations manager runs each day: which crew goes where, which trucks and pump show up, and whether a pour goes ahead. The production manager runs the system behind those days. That means how many form sets and finishers the company has, which mixes and mortars each job uses, how machines are kept safe, and how the project managers carry their jobs. Smaller outfits often hand both titles to one person. Split them once weather calls and crew moves leave no time for forms, machines and standards.
How much does a concrete and masonry production manager make?
Construction managers who work for foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors earned a median of $100,690 a year ($48.41 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $78,100 and $129,840 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
Who owns the mixers, saws and trowels: production or the warehouse?
Split it. The production manager decides which equipment the company runs, how crews use it and what safety checks it gets. The warehouse manager keeps it serviced, stocked with spare blades and parts, and ready to load. When a trowel's shutoff switch fails, the crew tags the machine out, the warehouse repairs it, and production finds out why it failed.
What does lifting 50 pounds "on a regular basis" mean for a production manager?
The template's wording stays as is. In this job it means walking several pours and wall jobs in a day and standing next to a running saw or mixer to check its guard. It means moving a bag of mortar mix or the end of a form panel, up to 50 pounds. And it means dust, noise, heat and cold, with hearing, eye and breathing protection where needed. Put those duties in the job post, with a note that you'll discuss accommodation with any applicant who asks.
What should a concrete production manager review each Monday?
Start with last week's leftover concrete and short loads, by project manager. Then look at any machine tagged out and why, and at rework by crew. Check the next two weeks of walls against the form sets you own. Last, add the backlog in weeks for walls, flatwork and masonry, so sales knows what to push and what to slow down.
