A fence company warehouse manager runs the yard that feeds the install crews. It holds racks of pipe and posts, stacked panels, rolls of chain-link, pallets of concrete, and the augers crews take out each morning. This manager keeps stacks from rolling or sliding, keeps tools working, and moves tear-out scrap out of the yard within the law.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, other specialty trade contractors · BLS, May 2025
Annual pay: 10th percentile $53,100, middle half $76,670 to $129,990, 90th percentile $153,370. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Operations Manager
Department
Operations
Schedule
Weekdays 8 to 5, longer in peak season · Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., longer days in the busiest install months, and on call for urgent supply problems
Responsible for efficiently managing warehouse operations for fence materials and tools while ensuring timely deliveries and supporting the overall fence installation process. Acts as the central point of contact to coordinate inventory, procurement, and logistics for fence materials. Plays a key role in maintaining operational efficiency and safety within the warehouse. Contributes to the company’s success by ensuring quality service and supply consistency to installation teams.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage inventory levels of fence materials and tools, ensuring optimal stock and minimal waste.
Organize and prepare materials for delivery and installation, maintaining precise records and timely dispatch.
Oversee receiving, storage, and distribution operations, coordinating closely with procurement and installation teams.
Enforce adherence to safety and quality standards within the warehouse environment.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Conduct daily inventory checks and reconcile stock levels to ensure accuracy.
Coordinate incoming shipments and outgoing deliveries of fence materials and tools.
Schedule and prepare orders for installation teams, ensuring timely material availability.
Communicate with vendors and team members to resolve potential supply chain issues quickly.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Inventory accuracy maintained at 98% or higher.
On-time delivery rate of fence materials at 95% or higher.
Order fulfillment accuracy at 100%.
Reduction of tool downtime to under 3% monthly.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
3-5 years of warehouse management experience, preferably with building or installation materials.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in inventory management systems and standard office software.
6. Preferred Experience
Previous experience in the fence installation or home improvement industry.
Familiarity with logistics, supply chain best practices, and warehouse safety regulations.
Experience managing vendor relationships and procurement processes.
Demonstrated ability to optimize warehouse processes and reduce operational inefficiencies.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs independently.
Frequent walking, bending, and standing while performing duties.
Exposure to outdoor weather conditions during loading and unloading tasks.
Occasional operation of forklifts (valid certification preferred).
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Regular work hours from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5 pm.
Occasional extended hours during peak installation periods.
Minimal local travel required within operational regions.
Availability for on-call support during emergency supply chain issues as needed.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $55,000 - $70,000 USD per annum.
Annual performance-based bonus opportunities.
Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans.
401(k) plan with a company match.
Paid time off and professional development opportunities.
10. Company Culture and Overview
At [INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE], we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic, inclusive, and growth-oriented environment where innovation and collaboration drive success. Our dedicated team works together to deliver exceptional service and quality in the home services industry, offering every employee the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. We encourage creativity, value open communication, and support continuous learning to help you advance your career and achieve your fullest potential.
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 fence yard holds long pipe, round rolls, tall stacks of panels and pallets of concrete, and most of it sits outside. Old fence comes back on the same trucks, so the yard sends new fence out and takes scrap in every day.
Rolls, bundles and pallets that stay put
Chain-link rolls and pipe bundles both want to roll. OSHA's general industry rule on materials handling says tiered bags, bundles and containers must be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so they can't slide or collapse. Aisles need room for forklifts to turn, stay clear, and get marked if permanent. Storage areas stay free of buildups that invite trips, fire or pests, with weeds controlled when needed. Here that means chocked rolls, pipe in racks, height limits on concrete pallets and mowed edges around outdoor wood. Source: OSHA: Handling materials, general (29 CFR 1910.176).
Scrap aluminum may need a sheriff's permit
Tear-outs bring back steel posts, chain-link and old aluminum fence, and aluminum offcuts pile up too. South Carolina, for example, counts aluminum other than cans as nonferrous metal. Selling it to a recycler takes a free permit to transport and sell from the county sheriff, unless the seller is exempt, such as a contractor licensed under the state's contractor law or the holder of a retail license. An employee making the run carries a copy of the company's permit. Elsewhere, look up your state's scrap law first. Source: South Carolina Code, Section 16-17-680: Nonferrous metals.
Augers and drivers that come back broken
The template's tool downtime target mostly comes down to augers here. Crews run one-person and two-person gas augers or a skid steer auger head, each with bits sized to your post spec and rock bits for hard ground. Check every one in at day's end, tag anything damaged so it can't go out again, and keep points, teeth and a spare bit in each size on the shelf. A crew without a working auger digs by hand all day.
Bagged concrete is the spring rush
Posts set in concrete use bags by the pallet, so from spring on, concrete can leave the yard faster than almost anything else. A bag that sat in the wet can harden and become waste. Keep pallets off the ground and covered, use the oldest first, and count bags by pallet each week, so one busy week doesn't empty the yard before the next delivery.
How much fence company warehouse managers make
The closest BLS group for fence company warehouse managers is transportation, storage, and distribution managers. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for other specialty trade contractors earned a median of $102,920 a year ($49.48 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 450 of the 221,180 transportation, storage, and distribution managers in that survey work for other specialty trade contractors.
The template's yearly salary and performance bonus look thin beside BLS pay for these managers in fence contracting's industry group: the low end barely beats their lowest tenth, while even its high end falls short of their lowest quarter. Tie the bonus to the template's tool downtime and on-time measures, the parts of a crew's morning this manager controls.
Other specialty trade contractors
$102,920$102,920 median Middle half $76,670–$129,990 10th–90th $53,100–$153,370
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
Other specialty trade contractors
$53,100
$76,670
$102,920
$129,990
$153,370
All industries
$65,120
$82,440
$107,230
$146,770
$194,900
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
Knows fence pipe, fabric and panels from a distributor's yard or a fence contractor's
Drives a forklift well on gravel and keeps every operator's training and evaluation on file
Racks long stock and chocks round stock so nothing rolls or slides
Keeps augers and drivers running, with spare parts already on the shelf
Gets tear-out scrap sorted and sold instead of piled behind the shop
Teach these on the job
Your fence lines and how each one ships and stacks
Your state's scrap metal rules
Service schedules for your augers and post drivers
Your inventory and tool check-out system
Distributor delivery windows and unloading rules
The yard runs on a rough-terrain forklift, cantilever racks for pipe and posts, chocks for chain-link rolls, and a tool crib with a sign-out sheet. If crews use a skid steer auger, say whether the yard or a dealer services it.
Fence company 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 · Late deliveries
A supplier truck with tomorrow's vinyl is delayed until noon. What do you do?
A strong answer: Tells operations and the crew lead, swaps in a ready job if possible and arranges delivery to the site when it arrives.
Behavioral · Process improvement
Tell me about a change that cut loading mistakes, such as trucks leaving with the wrong panel style or missing gate hardware.
A strong answer: Names the change, such as loading lists by job, and how much loading time or errors dropped.
Agree with the operations manager on what counts as on time before tracking these, such as loads staged before the crews' start time.
Inventory accuracy maintained at 98% or higher
Sample racks each month and check style, color, height and post position as well as quantity. If one rack keeps missing, look at how it's labeled and who pulls from it.
On-time delivery rate of fence materials at 95% or higher
Score the yard on its own loads, staged and checked by the crews' start time. Track distributor trucks that miss their promised day on a separate line, and bring repeat offenders to the operations manager.
Order fulfillment accuracy at 100%
Loads checked against the job's list that went out complete and correct. Each wrong gauge, wrong color or missing hinge counts, along with who caught it.
Reduction of tool downtime to under 3% monthly
Tool-hours tagged out against tool-hours booked, from the crib log. Split power augers from hand tools, since a down auger stops a crew while a missing stretcher only slows it.
Decide it in writing. The warehouse manager sorts tear-out metal by type, and one named person makes the scrap runs, carrying the company's permit where one is required. Payment goes to the company and gets logged against the yard, never to whoever drove. Steel and aluminum are priced differently, so keep them in separate bins.
How much does a fence company warehouse manager make?
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for other specialty trade contractors earned a median of $102,920 a year ($49.48 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $76,670 and $129,990 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
How heavy is the work in a fence yard?
The template's 50-pound line stays as written. Day to day it means lifting bags of concrete and boxes of fittings, carrying lengths of pipe with a partner, rolling a fabric roll into place, strapping loads on trailers, and working at open loading areas in heat and cold. List that work under the template's own wording in the posting, and say who takes accommodation questions.
Should a fence yard build wood gates ahead of spring?
It can pay off. Gates take crew time on site, and a yard worker can frame, brace and hang hardware on a bench over the winter. Build only your best-selling widths and heights, store them flat and dry so they don't twist, and tag each with its size and style. Custom gates still get built for the job they belong to.
Who answers for a short load, the yard or the crew?
Find where the list and the load parted ways. If the job's list was wrong, the estimator fixes it; if the yard pulled it wrong, it's the yard's miss; if the crew lost it on site, that's on the lead. A load check, signed or photographed before the truck leaves, settles most of these in a minute.
