A fence company production manager sets how crews build and tracks what each fence costs. They cut waste from wide holes and panel cut-offs, and pick each job type's method: panels or board by board, driven posts or concrete. They also run the safety program and keep public chain-link jobs on the right wage rules.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, other specialty trade contractors · BLS, May 2025
Annual pay: 10th percentile $63,260, middle half $81,940 to $132,710, 90th percentile $170,780. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Reports to
Operations Manager
Department
Operations
Schedule
Weekdays 8 to 5, longer in peak months · Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., longer days in peak install months, routine site visits and on call for emergencies
Also called
Director of production · Installation director · Construction manager · Production superintendent
Fence company production 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 coordinate all aspects of fence installation production to ensure high-quality builds and efficient operations. Lead material coordination and enforce rigorous safety standards within the production team. Contribute to the company’s overall success by optimizing operations and driving continuous improvement. Act as the central point of communication between field teams, suppliers, and upper management.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise daily fence installation projects to ensure adherence to quality and safety standards.
Coordinate scheduling and materials procurement to meet project deadlines effectively.
Monitor workmanship and enforce compliance with company and industry standards.
Implement process improvements to drive operational efficiency and reduce waste.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Review daily project plans and coordinate with installation crews to ensure schedules are met.
Conduct daily safety briefings and on-site quality inspections during installations.
Liaise with suppliers to manage inventory levels and schedule timely deliveries.
Provide regular updates and progress reports to upper management and stakeholders.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Project Completion Rate: 95% of projects completed on time.
Customer Satisfaction Rating: >4.8 stars on post-installation surveys.
Material Efficiency: Achieve <3% waste on materials used per project.
Safety Compliance: Maintain a safety incident rate of <1% per project.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in production management, preferably in fence or exterior installations.
Strong leadership skills and ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience in the home services industry with a focus on fence installation or similar exterior projects.
Previous exposure to project management within a construction or contracting environment.
Familiarity with industry safety standards and quality assurance practices.
Proven track record of process improvement and operational efficiency in production settings.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
Regular exposure to outdoor environments with variable weather conditions.
Frequent on-site attendance at construction locations and installation sites.
Capability of standing, walking, and climbing for extended periods during inspections.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard work schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Occasional extended hours during peak project periods and tight deadlines.
Routine travel to multiple project sites as required.
On-call responsibilities during emergencies or unexpected project issues.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary range: $65,000 - $85,000 per year based on experience and qualifications.
Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to project efficiency and quality improvements.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance packages.
401(k) retirement plan with company match provisions.
10. Company Culture and Overview
At [INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE], we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative environment that champions professional growth.
We are committed to excellence and dedicated to creating superior solutions for our customers in the home services industry.
Our open-door policy and supportive leadership team ensure that every employee can reach their full potential.
Join us to be a part of a dynamic team that continually pushes the boundaries of operational performance and customer satisfaction.
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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Where a fence production manager finds money and risk
A fence job is short, and a company this size repeats it over and over all year. Small habits, like how wide a crew digs or where a run gets cut, add up across every crew, and this manager sets them.
Waste hides in holes and cut-offs
The template's material target counts what a job uses beyond the plan, and two fence habits are worth checking first. A hole dug wider than the spec takes more concrete, since volume grows with the square of the width: a 12-inch hole holds about 1.4 times what a 10-inch hole does. And a run not laid out to full sections ends in a short cut-off panel. This manager checks that crews dig to the spec's hole sizes, and that runs land on full sections where the yard allows.
Panels or board by board
Wood privacy fence goes up as prebuilt panels or board by board on rails set in the yard. Panels go up faster, but on a slope they usually step, and odd angles mean cutting them down. Board by board takes longer and follows the ground. The production manager picks the method for each job type, makes sure the estimating sheet prices it, and checks crew hours against it each season.
Driven steel posts or concrete
Some wood fences hang on steel posts. Master Halco says contractors install its PostMaster posts two ways: set in concrete, or driven with professional post driver equipment. Driven below the frost line, they also help guard against frost heave. The maker's spacing chart changes with wind exposure: open land or suburban lots. The production manager decides which jobs get driven posts and whether to buy or rent a driver. Source: Master Halco: PostMaster installation.
Public chain-link brings wage rules
Chain-link around school fields, parks and town lots is often public work. Davis-Bacon covers contractors and subs on federally funded or assisted contracts worth more than 2,000 dollars to build, alter or repair public buildings or works. On those jobs, laborers and mechanics get no less than the area's prevailing wages and fringe benefits for similar work. The production manager asks at bid time whether federal money is in the job, checks for state wage rules on public work too, and keeps those crew hours apart. Source: U.S. DOL: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
How much fence company production managers make
The closest BLS group for fence company production managers is construction managers. Construction managers who work for other specialty trade contractors earned a median of $103,680 a year ($49.85 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 21,060 of the 380,360 construction managers in that survey work for other specialty trade contractors.
This template's pay is salary, plus a bonus when efficiency and quality improve. Compared with BLS pay for construction managers where fence contractors are counted, the salary's floor lands just above the lowest tenth, and its top reaches only a bit past the lowest quarter. That suits a field supervisor moving up; someone already running production for a multi-crew installer will expect more.
Other specialty trade contractors
$103,680$103,680 median Middle half $81,940–$132,710 10th–90th $63,260–$170,780
All industries
$114,990$114,990 median Middle half $88,550–$151,640 10th–90th $69,690–$189,440
$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
Other specialty trade contractors
$63,260
$81,940
$103,680
$132,710
$170,780
All industries
$69,690
$88,550
$114,990
$151,640
$189,440
BLS doesn’t publish pay for fence contractors on their own. These figures cover other specialty trade 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 set how crews build at a fence, deck or hardscape installer, not just scheduled them
Spots the crew pulling too much concrete from a month of pull and return records
Knows how each fence line goes in, from chain-link to aluminum, well enough to set its method
Can staff and track a public job with prevailing wage rates
Runs morning safety talks built on what last week's checks found
Teach these on the job
Your post spec and hole sizes by fence height
Your takeoff sheet: posts, bags and sections per run
How federal wage determinations list rates by type of work
Your distributors' lead times and delivery rules
Your job cost and returns reports
In the field, a tape and a marked digging bar show hole width and depth faster than any report. At the desk, the work runs on job cost reports, the yard's pull and return records, the injury and near-miss log and supplier lead times.
Fence company 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 · Auger injuries
Two installers were hurt by auger kickback this season. What do you do?
A strong answer: Investigates both, reviews equipment and procedures, considers safer augers, retrains and audits crews.
Behavioral · Quality standards
Tell me about a building standard you introduced, such as post depth or concrete crowning, and how you made it stick.
A strong answer: Names the standard, how crews were trained on it, how it was checked on finished jobs, and the drop in callbacks that followed.
The waste number needs returns logged first. Until crews bring back and record leftover posts, panels and bags, every job looks wasteful, so give it a season of returns before setting a target.
Project Completion Rate
Of the month's finished jobs, the share done by the promised date. Look hardest at late jobs this manager can change: a method wrong for the yard, a crew too small for the footage, or a part ordered late.
Customer Satisfaction Rating
Post-install survey ratings by fence type. Look at low ratings for workmanship, such as posts out of line, gates that drag or concrete left on the lawn, which point to a method or a training gap.
Material Efficiency
Material pulled for each job minus what came back, against the takeoff, by fence type. Track bags of concrete per post on their own, since oversized holes show up there first.
Safety Compliance
Recordable cases per 200,000 hours worked, by BLS's method, each quarter, with sub crews counted. Read it beside reported close calls and what site checks found, so the number rewards finding hazards rather than hiding injuries.
Career path
Field supervisorChecks fences across crews and sees where methods break down.
Production managerSets building methods, waste targets and the safety program.
Operations managerAdds the install calendar, locate tickets and the yard to methods and safety.
What does a fence production manager work on in winter?
Where the ground freezes, installs slow, and the slow months are when methods change. Go through the season's jobs by fence type: hours against the estimate, concrete per post, cut-off panels and callbacks. Settle any change in method with the estimators before spring prices go out. Then teach it, gate hanging included, to installers in the yard while there's time, and rewrite the safety talks around last season's close calls.
How much does a fence company production manager make?
Construction managers who work for other specialty trade contractors earned a median of $103,680 a year ($49.85 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $81,940 and $132,710 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
Can a waste bonus backfire on a fence crew?
Yes, if it pays for using less concrete. A crew can save bags by digging shallow or narrow holes, and the posts lean a year later. Base the bonus on returns logged and cut-offs reduced, and spot-check hole depth on site before it pays. The template's bonus line on efficiency and quality ships as written; this is how to measure it fairly.
What should a fence production manager report each week?
Jobs finished and late, waste by fence type, callbacks opened, injuries and near misses, and anything a supplier changed, such as a lead time or a substitute part. End with one decision the operations manager or owner needs to make, like switching a job type to panels or dropping a style whose jobs keep coming back.
What site work hides behind the template's standing and climbing lines?
Those lines stay as the template wrote them. In fence work they cover walking long fence lines on several jobs a day, climbing onto a trailer to check a load, kneeling at holes to measure depth, lugging a gate or concrete bags for a short-handed crew, and long days outside in July and February. Add them to the posting after the template's wording, along with a contact for accommodation requests.
