UFP Industries operates three manufacturing-heavy divisions (Construction, Packaging, Retail Solutions) producing building components, lumber, trusses, pallets, and decking across 10,000+ employees. The tech stack reveals a manufacturing automation posture: Ignition, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Rockwell, and MES for plant floor control, paired with Azure, Python, and Power BI for enterprise analytics. Active adoption of SCADA, PLC, and HMI signals ongoing modernization of legacy plant infrastructure, while the hiring velocity is accelerating with 323 roles posted in the last month—dominated by manufacturing and operations roles, reflecting pressure to scale production and address stated pain points around downtime, scrap reduction, and inventory accuracy.
Tech Stack 86 technologies
What UFP Industries Is Building
◆Challenges
- Reducing downtime
- Safety compliance
- Bottlenecks in material handling
- Cost and profitability management
- Reducing scrap
- Reducing waste
- Managing aged inventory
- Ensuring compliance with federal laws
- Accounts receivable
- Inventory record accuracy
▲Active Projects
- Continuous improvement and safety initiatives
- New product development initiatives
- Custom multi-location rollouts
- System upgrades pilots
- Master production schedule development
- Plant preventive maintenance program
- Precise plant quality program
- Sop development and system improvements
- Product launch calendar management
- Project/product expediting
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Lead, Operations Director
