Framing & carpentry production manager job description
A framing production manager sets the standard every framing and trim crew works to: how houses get checked, who inspects each site for safety, and what must be fixed before a builder's walk. They track rework and inspection results across all crews and step in where one is slipping.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, structure and exterior contractors · BLS, May 2025
The Production Manager will oversee framing and carpentry teams to ensure high-quality construction, strict safety adherence, and full compliance with building codes. This role is vital to upholding operational excellence and driving continuous improvement in our home services projects.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise framing and finish carpentry teams to ensure adherence to project plans and timelines.
Enforce safety protocols and maintain a secure work environment at all job sites.
Ensure compliance with local building codes, regulations, and industry standards.
Coordinate with project managers and other stakeholders to manage resources and resolve any onsite issues.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Oversee daily crew production schedules and monitor progress on framing and carpentry projects.
Conduct routine inspections of work sites to ensure quality standards and safety procedures are met.
Manage material procurement, tool allocation, and equipment maintenance.
Communicate with clients and subcontractors to address project updates and resolve concerns.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Safety Incident Rate: Achieve less than 3% occurrence of onsite safety incidents.
On-Time Project Completion: Ensure 95% of projects meet established deadlines.
Rework Rate: Limit rework to less than 2% through effective oversight and quality checks.
Compliance Rate: Maintain 100% adherence to local building codes and safety standards.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in production management or a supervisory role within the construction industry.
Strong understanding of framing techniques, finish carpentry, and construction code compliance.
Excellent leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Proficient in project scheduling and resource management software.
6. Preferred Experience
Previous experience in a similar role within the residential construction or home services industry.
Familiarity with advanced construction planning tools and safety management systems.
Demonstrated history of leading teams successfully in fast-paced jobsite environments.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform manual tasks as required.
Frequent exposure to outdoor job sites and varying weather conditions.
Capacity to navigate on uneven terrain and work in confined spaces when necessary.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, with additional overtime as needed to meet project deadlines.
Occasional travel to various job sites across the designated region.
On-call duties may be required to manage urgent project needs.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Annual salary ranging from $70,000 to $90,000 USD, based on experience and qualifications.
Potential bonus structure linked to project performance and safety compliance.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
401(k) plan with employer match.
Additional benefits may include paid time off, professional development opportunities, and company-sponsored events.
10. Company Culture and Overview
Our company is committed to fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. We believe in investing in our team members, providing them with opportunities to expand their skills, and celebrating our successes together. We aim to build long-term careers with a focus on quality, innovation, 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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A production manager anywhere owns quality and safety across crews. Framing adds work that gets covered fast, house plans that repeat across a subdivision, and trim crews whose work the buyer sees up close.
Name the competent person for every site
OSHA makes the employer name competent persons who inspect job sites, materials and equipment often and on a regular basis. Decide by name who that is on each lot and building, whether a field supervisor or a lead, and what they look at: hole covers, scaffolds, ladders and guns. Post it where crews can see it. Source: eCFR: 29 CFR 1926.20, general safety and health provisions.
Each repeat plan gets its own check sheet
Production builders frame the same plans over and over, with options. Write a one-page check sheet for each plan listing the items your crews miss: hold-down spots, beam and header sizes, shear wall edges, blocking for cabinets and rails. Update it whenever an inspector or builder writes a correction, so the same miss doesn't repeat on the next lot.
Ask each building department what it enforces
Two subdivisions a few miles apart can sit under different code editions or local amendments. Ask every building department you work in which edition and changes it enforces, keep that list current, and brief leads before a crew moves into a new town or county.
Wet framing shrinks after it's covered
Studs and joists that get rained on can still be wet when insulation and drywall go on. The wood shrinks as it dries, which can pop nails and crack drywall seams. Oregon, for one, has the general contractor tell the building official in writing, before interior finishes, that moisture-sensitive framing holds no more water than 19 parts per 100 parts of dry wood by weight. Set a rule for moisture-meter checks before the builder closes walls, and decide who tells the builder when a house isn't ready. Source: City of West Linn, Oregon: moisture content of wood framing, ORSC R318.2 (example).
Trim crews work inside a nearly finished house
Finish carpentry crews hang doors and run trim after drywall, often days before the buyer walks through. Their standard is tight joints, even reveals and clean walls rather than plumb and square framing. Give them their own check sheet, and require floor and wall protection, because damage at that stage is costly to repair.
How much framing & carpentry production managers make
The closest BLS group for framing & carpentry 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.
This role is usually salaried, often with a bonus for inspection results and safety, as the template suggests. The template's ceiling is lower than the middle BLS figure for construction managers at structure contractors; strong candidates will likely ask for more.
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 framing 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
Knows wood framing, finish carpentry and the residential code well enough to train leads
Turns inspection corrections into written standards crews follow
Runs a framing safety program with named competent persons
Reads crew hours, rework and inspection data and acts on them
Holds a crew to the standard when a builder is pushing for speed
Teach these on the job
Your scheduling and project software
Each builder's walk and punch process
Local amendments in towns you're new to
Panelized walls or truss set methods, if you add them
Your company's check sheets and logs
Expect scheduling software such as Buildertrend or a builder's own portal, a spreadsheet or app for rework and inspection logs, and plan sets on a tablet. On site, the tools that matter are a moisture meter, a long level and a phone camera.
Framing & carpentry 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 · Inspection failures
Your inspection pass rate dropped this month, mostly over shear wall nailing. What do you do?
A strong answer: Finds which crews, checks nail gun depth settings and nail types, retrains, adds a pre-inspection check, and spot-checks.
Behavioral · Improving safety
Tell me about a time you improved safety on framing or carpentry crews.
A strong answer: Names the hazard and the change, such as guarding floor and stair openings as soon as the floor is sheathed, how crews adopted it, and the drop in injuries or near misses.
Read the template's targets as examples. Set real ones from last year's inspection, rework and injury records, and revisit them each quarter with the operations manager.
Safety Incident Rate
Count recordable injuries and first-aid cases across all framing and trim crews each quarter, and set them against hours worked from payroll. Review each case for its cause, not only its count.
On-Time Project Completion
Compare the date each frame or trim package was ready with the date on the builder's schedule. Note the cause of every late house, so crew problems stand apart from late lots and late trusses.
Rework Rate
Track hours and material spent fixing work already called finished, by crew and by house plan. Pull it from rework tickets or time coded to repairs.
Compliance Rate
Count inspection correction notices and safety findings per house or building, and confirm each one was closed. Keep any open item on the list until the inspector or supervisor signs it off.
Career path
Field supervisorChecks frames for several crews across many lots.
Production managerOwns quality and safety standards for every crew.
What should a new framing production manager do in the first 90 days?
Spend a day with every lead, read the last year's inspection corrections and builder punch lists, and list the misses that keep coming back. Then fix the worst two or three with training and a written standard, and agree with the operations manager on the numbers you'll report each week. Leave big changes to crew pay or structure until you know the crews.
How much does a framing & carpentry 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.
What code questions should a framing production manager answer in an interview?
Ask how they'd check a shear wall before sheathing hides it, where fire blocking goes in a two-story house, how deep a plumber may notch a bearing wall stud under the code you build to, and what they'd do when an engineer's hold-down clashes with the truss layout. Strong candidates tell you where they'd look it up as well as the answer.
What should a framing production manager do when a builder wants a house finished before a fix is made?
Fix structural items first, every time: missing hold-downs, short headers, shear wall nailing. Cosmetic items can go on a punch list with a date. Tell the builder's superintendent in writing what's open and when it will be done. A frame that fails inspection costs the builder more days than a fix made the same afternoon.
How should a framing production manager handle a lead whose houses keep failing inspection?
Pull that crew's corrections for the last few months and look for a pattern, such as nailing or hold-downs. Walk the next house with the lead before the inspector does, and pair the crew with a stronger lead for a week if needed. If nothing changes, move the crew to simpler plans while you decide what's next.
What physical work does a framing production manager actually do?
Walking lots and open floor decks in all weather, climbing ladders to look at top plates and trusses with fall protection where it's needed, crawling under floors or into attics to check blocking and hardware, and now and then carrying lumber or tools up to the weight the template lists. Much of the rest is on foot between houses or in the truck. Put those lot tasks in the posting. Applicants who need an accommodation should know who handles that request.
