Fireplace and stove production manager job description
A fireplace and stove production manager runs the install side: sets each crew's tasks, checks finished installs against the manual and local code, and keeps compliance records for every job. This person also joins site evaluations on the harder jobs, such as masonry chimneys, roof vents and built-in units.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, other building equipment contractors · BLS, May 2025
Fireplace & Stove Installation - Production Manager
Company Name:
[INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE]
Department:
Operations
Reports to:
[Operations Manager]
Location:
[INSERT LOCATION HERE]
1. Position Summary
Oversee fireplace and stove installation projects from planning to completion. Ensure all installations meet code compliance and adhere to safety guidelines. Drive operational excellence while delivering high-quality service to our customers. Act as a key liaison between field teams, management, and regulatory bodies.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise installation teams ensuring all work is completed efficiently and safely.
Enforce compliance with industry codes, safety regulations, and installation standards.
Review project plans, materials, and troubleshooting strategies with team members.
Conduct regular inspections and quality assessments to maintain high service standards.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Coordinate daily schedules and task assignments for installation crews.
Participate in pre-installation customer consultations and site evaluations.
Monitor work progress ensuring adherence to timelines and budget constraints.
Prepare and maintain accurate documentation of installation projects and compliance reports.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Installation Completion Rate: 95% of projects finished on schedule.
Code Compliance Rate: Achieve 99% accuracy on inspections.
Safety Incident Rate: Maintain less than 2 incidents per quarter.
Customer Satisfaction Rating: >4.8 stars on post-installation surveys.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in a supervisory role within installation or home services.
Strong technical understanding of fireplace and stove installation processes and safety protocols.
Proven leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience working in the home services or HVAC industry.
Familiarity with local, state, and national installation codes and safety standards.
Previous experience in managing field teams and project scheduling in a technical environment.
Demonstrated success in process improvements within installation operations.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds.
Capable of working in varying weather conditions, including hot, cold, and outdoor environments.
Frequent site visits requiring moderate physical activity such as climbing ladders and using hand tools.
Visual acuity to assess installation quality and detect safety hazards.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Typical work hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Possible evening or weekend work during high-demand installation periods.
Moderate travel required to various customer sites and project locations.
Occasional on-call duties for urgent safety or compliance issues.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000 USD per annum based on experience and qualifications.
Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to project efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage provided.
Additional benefits include 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and professional development programs.
10. Company Culture and Overview
A collaborative environment that values transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
A strong culture of growth that encourages innovation, learning, and professional development.
A commitment to exceptional customer service and building long-lasting client relationships.
An inclusive workplace where every team member is empowered to contribute to the company’s success.
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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Hearth installs are short jobs with a lot packed in: gas, venting, framing, stone and a first fire. The production manager sets the standard each crew works to and checks it in the field.
Cutting stone and brick brings the silica rule
Stone surrounds, brick hearths and chimney crowns get cut on many installs, and that dust carries crystalline silica. OSHA's construction silica rule applies unless exposure will stay below its low cutoff under any foreseeable conditions. Where it applies, the company needs its dust control plan in writing and a competent person who checks job sites, materials and equipment often. Its Table 1 sets controls for common tools, such as masonry saws with water fed to the blade. The production manager owns that plan. Source: 29 CFR 1926.1153: Respirable crystalline silica in construction (OSHA).
A good install is measured, not eyeballed
A gas fireplace can look perfect and still run on the wrong gas pressure. Give every crew one startup sheet: inlet and manifold pressure read with a manometer, written next to what the manual calls for, plus a draft reading on wood and pellet jobs. Pull a few sheets each week, compare them across crews, and visit the jobs where a number looks off. Source: Regency U32SE gas insert owner's and installation manual.
Exhaust fans can pull smoke back in
Range hoods, bath fans and dryers push air out of a house, and in a tight home the air that replaces it can come down a wood stove chimney or an open fireplace. Set a rule that the first fire on those jobs burns with the exhaust fans on while the crew watches for smoke rolling out of the firebox. If it spills, stop and work out a fix with the customer before the crew leaves, such as an outside air kit the manual allows.
Callbacks show where the process breaks
A smoky first week, a pellet stove that keeps shutting down or a pilot that keeps going out sends a technician back at no charge. Tag every return trip with its cause, such as venting, gas pressure, wiring, parts or customer setup, and review the list with your lead installers monthly. One cause showing up across crews points to training or a missing step, not one bad day.
How much fireplace and stove production managers make
The closest BLS group for fireplace and stove production managers is construction managers. Construction managers who work for other building equipment contractors earned a median of $105,500 a year ($50.72 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 3,840 of the 380,360 construction managers in that survey work for other building equipment contractors.
Paid by salary, with a bonus for on-time installs and customer ratings, as the template describes. BLS pay data for construction managers in other building equipment contracting, the industry group hearth installers fall in, puts the template's range near the low end and under the median, so a candidate who already runs crews may expect more.
Other building equipment contractors
$105,500$105,500 median Middle half $82,860–$142,220 10th–90th $69,160–$173,750
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 building equipment contractors
$69,160
$82,860
$105,500
$142,220
$173,750
All industries
$69,690
$88,550
$114,990
$151,640
$189,440
BLS doesn’t publish pay for fireplace and stove installers on their own. These figures cover other building equipment 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
Hands-on install experience with gas, wood and pellet units
Reading install manuals, clearance tables and local code
Holding several crews to one install standard
Plain, direct talk with homeowners, builders and inspectors
Keeping job records complete and easy to audit
Teach these on the job
Install details for the brands you carry
Your job costing and field service software
OSHA silica and fall protection rules as they apply to your work
Your startup checklist and photo standard
Local permit and inspection steps where you work
The production manager works from the field service software, the makers' install manuals and dealer portals, and the job photos crews upload. In the field, expect a manometer, a draft gauge and a carbon monoxide analyzer.
Fireplace and stove 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 · Protecting quality in a backlog
It's October with a [six]-week backlog. Sales wants installs done faster, and your first-time inspection pass rate is slipping. What do you do?
A strong answer: Looks at why jobs fail, refuses to trade quality for speed, adds capacity carefully with overtime limits, sets realistic schedules and tells sales and customers the real backlog.
Behavioral · Building a safety culture
Tell me about how you made heavy lifting and roof work safer for installation crews.
A strong answer: Specific equipment, rules and enforcement, and what changed in injuries or near misses.
Those targets came with the template. Once a fall and winter of install records are in, rewrite them around what your crews actually do.
Installation Completion Rate
Share of installs finished on the booked day, from the job schedule. Record what made each late job late: parts, weather, permits or rework.
Code Compliance Rate
Share of inspections passed on the first visit, split by crew and by unit type. Keep each correction notice with its job so patterns show up.
Safety Incident Rate
Tally injuries, near misses and damage to customers' homes from incident reports each quarter. Review each with that crew's lead soon after it happens.
Customer Satisfaction Rating
Average star rating from post-install surveys, by crew. Read the comments for cleanup, arrival time and how well the crew explained the unit at handoff.
Career path
InstallerInstalls units and runs service calls in customers' homes.
Lead installerLeads one crew on site and signs off its installs.
Production managerSets the install standard and checks it across every crew.
Does a hearth company need a production manager if it has an operations manager?
At this size, usually yes. The operations manager also runs service, the warehouse and the install calendar, and in the fall those pull them off job sites. The production manager stays with the installs: works out each crew's tasks with dispatch, checks finished work and keeps the compliance records. Without one, quality checks slide first, and they slide in the busiest weeks.
How much does a fireplace and stove production manager make?
Construction managers who work for other building equipment contractors earned a median of $105,500 a year ($50.72 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $82,860 and $142,220 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
How should a hearth production manager plan roof and chimney work in winter?
Give dispatch a clear weather rule: roof vents, chimney caps and liner drops go on days with a dry, clear roof, and snow or ice moves them. Keep a list of work crews can switch to that day, such as a direct-vent unit through a side wall, framing or service. Ask the office to tell customers at booking that roof work can move with the weather, so a new date isn't a surprise.
How can you test a production manager candidate for a hearth company?
Show them photos of a few finished installs and ask what they would flag. Plant real problems: a mantel that looks too close, a vent cap under a deck, a hearth pad that looks short, a job file with no rating plate photo. A strong candidate asks for the manual before calling anything wrong, then explains how they would fix it with the crew instead of redoing the job themselves.
What tasks sit behind the production manager template's physical lines?
Carrying a vent kit or firebox part up to 50 pounds on a site visit, climbing a ladder to check a chimney cap or flashing, and using hand tools to open an access panel. Weather means roofs and yards in winter and attics in summer. The visual line means reading rating plates and clearance labels, checking a flame pattern and spotting scorch marks or gaps. Spell those tasks out in the ad.
