Where Automation Techs Build Their Careers.

Built for Automation Techs. Trusted by Employers.

Built for Automation Techs. Trusted by Employers.

The Problem

Automation scales. The labor pool doesn't.

Your equipment is getting more complex. Your service footprint is expanding. But the technicians who can actually work on this stuff are scarce, and your competitors are calling the same people you are.

Your systems get more complex each year. Your service footprint keeps growing. But the techs who can actually work on this stuff are scarce. Meanwhile, your competitors are calling the same candidates you are.

When you can't staff:

Installations get delayed

SLAs slip

Equipment sits idle

Customers start asking questions

Who We Work With

Do You Sell, Service, or Deploy Automation?

Whether you're deploying new systems or maintaining installed equipment, you need technicians. We find them.

Deploying new systems or keeping installed bases alive? Either way, you need techs. We find them.

OEMs

AMR and AGV manufacturers. Robotics OEM's. ASRS providers. And more…

Systems Integrators

Warehouse automation integrators. Turnkey solution providers.

End Users

Distribution centers. E-commerce fulfillment networks. Manufacturing plants with automated lines.

Distribution centers. E-commerce fulfillment networks. Plants running automated lines.

How It Works

Our Process

Discovery

We learn your operation, your equipment, what matters to your team.

We learn your operation, your equipment, what your team actually needs.

Intake

We build a profile of the role. Who fits. Who doesn't.

Search

We find techs from our network. Vetted. Qualified.

Placement

You make the hire.

You make the hire. We handle everything up to it.

Flexible Engagement

10 technicians or 200. One site or national coverage. We structure around what you need.

10 techs or 200. One site or national coverage. We build around what you need.

Direct Hire

Permanent placements for site technicians, field engineers, and leadership roles.

Permanent site techs, field engineers, and leadership.

Contract Staffing

Travel techs and project-based crews for installs, commissioning, and peak demand.

Embedded Programs

Embedded recruiting partnerships for companies scaling technician headcount.

10 technicians or 200.

One site or national coverage.

We structure around what you need.

Looking for your next role?

We work with automation companies nationwide. Field service, commissioning, controls, maintenance. If you're a technician looking for the right opportunity, we want to hear from you.

We work with automation companies nationwide. Field service, commissioning, controls, maintenance. If you're good at what you do, we want to know you.

The Proof?

We Have Results

Nationwide technician placements across robotics and automation platforms.

Multi-site service coverage expansions.

Commissioning team buildouts for new facility launches.

Reduced time-to-fill compared to internal recruiting.

The Proof?

We Have Results

Tech placements across robotics and automation platforms nationwide.

Multi-site service coverage expansions.

Commissioning teams for new facility launches.

Reduced time-to-fill compared to internal recruiting.

Recent Testimonials

"We needed travel techs for a multi-site rollout. American Automation Techs staffed the entire commissioning crew in six weeks."

"We needed travel techs for a multi-site rollout. American Automation Techs staffed the entire crew in six weeks. Internal recruiting had been working on it for three months."

VP of Customer Success, robotics OEM

"They actually understand the equipment. First recruiter we've used who knew our needs before we explained it."

Director of Field Operations, systems integrator

"Our service coverage was a mess. Gaps in the Midwest, nobody willing to travel. They filled four field tech roles in two months. All still here a year later."

"Our service coverage was a mess. Gaps in the Midwest, nobody willing to travel. They filled four field tech roles in two months."

Head of Customer Support, AMR manufacturer

"We brought them in for a single hire. Now they handle all our technician recruiting. Freed up our HR team to focus on everything else."

"We brought them in for a single hire. Now they handle all our customer facing recruiting. Freed up our HR team to focus on everything else."

Talent Acquisition Manager, warehouse automation company

"The candidates they sent actually matched the job. No more wasting time on people who've never touched automation equipment."

Maintenance Director, e-commerce fulfillment network

"Fast. They moved faster than any staffing firm we've used. Had qualified candidates in front of us within two weeks."

Operations Director, ASRS provider

Who Are We

A Henry North company

Henry North has placed talent in material handling and automation for years. American Automation Techs is the same recruiting infrastructure, narrowed to one category.

Automation technicians. Field service engineers. Controls techs. PLC programmers. Commissioning crews. The people who keep robotic systems, AMRs, AGVs, ASRS, sortation equipment, and more online.

Henry North has placed talent in material handling and automation for years. American Automation Techs is the same recruiting method, narrowed to one category.

Automation technicians. Field service engineers. Controls techs. PLC programmers. Commissioning crews. The people who keep robotic systems, AMRs, AGVs, ASRS, and sortation equipment online.

We understand the equipment because we've recruited in this space since the beginning. PLCs, WMS integrations, robotics troubleshooting. We speak the language.

Common questions we receive

Common Questions

  • We already have an internal recruiting team.

    Good. Keep them. They're stretched across every open role and rarely specialized in automation. We focus only on techs and reach the passive candidates your team can't.

  • Recruiters don't understand our equipment.
  • Recruiting fees are expensive.
  • We only hire when we need to.
  • Technicians won't leave competitors.
Contact Us

Your automation runs on technicians. We find them.

Your automation runs on technicians. We find them.