Elevate Your Workforce Strategy

Empower Builders FirstSource Operators to Excel in Digital Manufacturing

With 86+ facilities built through multiple acquisitions, BFS brings together diverse practices across truss, wall panel, and millwork plants. Poka can equip operators, assemblers, and plant leads with digital SOPs, training, and knowledge-sharing tools to standardize processes and scale best practices company-wide.
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How Poka Can Support Builders FirstSource

Accelerate Training for Truss and Panel Operators

BFS runs 120+ truss plants, including advanced sites in Villa Rica (GA) and Conroe (TX), where staffing skilled operators for robotics and design tools can be a challenge. Poka can empower assemblers, operators, and shift leads with mobile SOPs and training to speed onboarding and protect vital know-how.

Standardize Manufacturing Practices Across BFS Sites

BFS operates 86+ manufacturing sites, including Alpine Lumber and California TrussFrame, each with unique SOPs for trusses, panels, millwork, and READY-FRAME®. Poka can give operators and supervisors one digital source of truth, helping keep safety, work instructions, and quality standards consistent across plants from Harrisburg (SD) to Dallas (TX).

Support Safe, Reliable Output in Robotic Truss Plants

Advanced sites like Villa Rica (GA) use robotic truss lines, automated saws, and laser-guided assembly that demand skilled operators and techs. Poka can support teams with digital troubleshooting guides, skill matrices, and incident reporting to reduce downtime, protect quality, and support workplace safety.

Capture and Share Expertise Across Acquired Plants

Through acquisitions like ProBuild, BMC, Alpine Lumber, and Sunrise Wood Designs, BFS now spans dozens of plants with diverse expertise in stairs, cabinetry, and millwork. Poka can help supervisors, operators, and managers capture best practices and share digital SOPs across sites—accelerating integration and building a unified learning culture.
Poka by the Numbers

Proven Results from Poka Customers

11%

Higher OEE With New Hires in First 3 Months

20%+

Efficiency in Near-Miss Reporting

8%

Boost in Productivity

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USG Achieves 10x Faster Work Instruction Creation with Industrial AI

We created 2,400 instructions and saved thousands of hours—that speaks for itself.
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How GAF Scaled Factory Knowledge with Poka-Powered Kaizen Events

We’re not just rolling out software. This is about how we train, how we improve and how we support each other.
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Improving Safety With Poka Forms and Tableau at Soprema

"Every associate shouldn't be more than one click away from opening a form they need to report a safety situation."

We’re not just rolling out software. This is about how we train, how we improve and how we support each other.

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Lauren Fourt

GAF Business System Lead