Now hiring: Field Service Engineer (v3)
Recruiting · LinkedIn + Facebook · one 4:5 image (1080×1350) · v3 (Nov 5): adds one natural tag of The Manufacturers' Association (JLS is a listed member; York hiring is squarely their mission). PMMI and NAM stay untagged. Also: copy tuned for qualified applicants, UTM-tagged apply links, repost captions and a distribution + tracking plan (below the posts).
Visual: Option B, "Your office has no fixed address" (recommended: no people or machinery, so no photo approvals needed). Option A, the real-photo version, is at the bottom for comparison only.
Apply link goes in the post and the first comment: a first comment doesn't travel with a share. Link checked live Nov 5, including with UTM parameters.
LinkedIn — as it will appear · 1 image, 4:5
Now · 🌐
Some engineers were never meant to sit behind a desk.
Hand them a stopped line, a laptop and the schematics, and they'll find the problem. Even better if it's a plant they've never set foot in.
JLS Automation is hiring a Field Service Engineer. You'll install, commission, troubleshoot and train on our robotic packaging systems (delta robots, vision, servo motion, B&R controls) inside food plants, working with our engineering team in York, PA.
What it takes:
- 3–5 years on automated or packaging machinery
- PLCs, servo drives, VFDs, schematics
- 80%+ travel, some weekends, some international
- A passport, or the ability to get one
Apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=post
Proud to build our team as a member of The Manufacturers' Association.
Know someone who fits? Tag them below.
#FieldServiceEngineer #IndustrialAutomation #PackagingMachinery #YorkPA
Full job description and application: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=first_comment
Worth knowing before you apply: the role includes weekend and holiday availability, and plant floors can run cold, wet or hot for 8+ hours. If that sounds like a normal week, you're who we're looking for.
Facebook — as it will appear · 1 image, 4:5
Know someone who can fix just about anything?
You know who we mean. The one who rewires the garage for fun, keeps the old truck running and can't walk away until they know why something stopped working. Send them this.
JLS Automation here in York is hiring a Field Service Engineer. It's a hands-on job on the road: installing, starting up and repairing our robotic packaging systems in food plants, with 80%+ travel (some weekends, sometimes international).
It's a fit for someone with 3–5 years of experience on automated machinery who's comfortable with PLCs and wiring diagrams. We're proud to grow our team as a member of The Manufacturers' Association.
Apply here: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=post
Tag them in the comments or hit Share. You might be sending them their next job.
#YorkPA #NowHiring #FieldService
Here's the full job description and application again: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=first_comment Every share puts this in front of someone we'd never reach on our own. Thank you!
Alternate visual: Option A (LinkedIn) — as it will appear · 1 image, 4:5
Now · 🌐
Some engineers were never meant to sit behind a desk.
Hand them a stopped line, a laptop and the schematics, and they'll find the problem. Even better if it's a plant they've never set foot in.
JLS Automation is hiring a Field Service Engineer. You'll install, commission, troubleshoot and train on our robotic packaging systems (delta robots, vision, servo motion, B&R controls) inside food plants, working with our engineering team in York, PA.
What it takes:
- 3–5 years on automated or packaging machinery
- PLCs, servo drives, VFDs, schematics
- 80%+ travel, some weekends, some international
- A passport, or the ability to get one
Apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=post
Proud to build our team as a member of The Manufacturers' Association.
Know someone who fits? Tag them below.
#FieldServiceEngineer #IndustrialAutomation #PackagingMachinery #YorkPA
Full job description and application: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/E17CBF3AA6B66CFD73DD399E103E82CA/jobs/264937?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=fse_2026&utm_content=first_comment
Worth knowing before you apply: the role includes weekend and holiday availability, and plant floors can run cold, wet or hot for 8+ hours. If that sounds like a normal week, you're who we're looking for.
Reach plan (v3): what reviewers should check
Tagging decision: tag The Manufacturers' Association once; leave PMMI and NAM untagged
- Why it's a good tag, not a spammy one: it's true (JLS is a listed member), it's relevant (a York hiring post, and their mission is helping manufacturers "operate, hire & train smarter"; their recent posts celebrate member companies' workforce wins), and it reaches a local audience (5.8K York-area followers). One tag in a natural sentence, worded as our membership, doesn't imply they endorse the job.
- Why not PMMI or NAM: both are national bodies, so a single York job isn't their story. Tagging NAM on a job ad could also look like leverage given Craig Souser's board seat. Use them through member channels instead (below).
- Make the tag work: email office@macentralpa.org the day before ("we'll mention you as a proud member; we'd welcome a share"). On LinkedIn, type "@Manufacturers" and pick the York page (its name has a hidden character, so the full name may not link). Check the tag renders as a link after posting.
Verified organizations and pages (checked Nov 5)
| Organization | JLS relationship | Tag on this post? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Manufacturers' Association (Central PA, York) | Member: JLS Automation, Inc. is in their public member directory | /the-manufacturers-association (5.8K) | /TheManufacturersAssociation | Yes, once, in the body |
| PMMI | Supplier member | /pmmi | /PMMIorg | No; ask about CareerLink, member comms, veterans events |
| National Association of Manufacturers | Member; Craig Souser on NAM board | /national-association-of-manufacturers---nam | /NAMpage | No; its Manufacturing Institute runs Heroes MAKE America (veterans) |
Outside channels, ranked for experienced talent
| Channel | Status | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers' Association: in-house recruiter (Victoria Krotzer) | Confirmed service · fee: inquire | HR calls (717) 843-3891 |
| Manufacturers' Association: U.S. Navy Talent Pipeline Program (names electricians and electronics techs) | Confirmed program · routing: inquire | HR, same call |
| Manufacturers' Association: share our post | Ask (heads-up email the day before) | Vincent emails office@macentralpa.org |
| Thaddeus Stevens College: College Central Network (students + alumni; Electro-Mechanical and Electrical are its most-recruited programs) | Confirmed | HR posts as an experienced/alumni role (UTM stevens) |
| Penn College of Technology: PMMI Education Partner; alumni recruit at its fairs | Partner confirmed · alumni posting: inquire | HR contacts Career Services |
| HACC: employer job postings to students and alumni | Confirmed | HR creates an employer profile and posts |
| Penn State York: Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology | Program confirmed · posting: inquire | HR contacts Career Services |
| The Manufacturing Institute: Heroes MAKE America (veterans, SkillBridge) | Employer options confirmed · cost and fit: inquire | HR emails MI; also ask pmmiu@pmmi.org |
| PMMI CareerLink job board and member newsletter | Inquire (CareerLink status not verifiable) | Email pmmiu@pmmi.org |
Not recommended: NAM newsletters/social (policy-focused), ISA Central PA (no active local section found), A3 (national), and high-school programs (role needs 3–5 years).
Optional repost captions: starting points, not scripts
Internal distribution and tracking
- One email the morning it posts to Core + HR + service leadership + the hiring manager: two post links, the optional captions, and one ask: "If you know someone who'd be good at this, send it to them directly. That's worth more than any like." No first-hour like requests, no scripted comments, no engagement pods.
- Service team first: field service engineers know other field service engineers. One honest sentence from them beats any tag.
- Referral bonus: the careers page mentions one. HR confirms the details before the email mentions it.
- UTM links on every placement (
utm_campaign=fse_2026; source = linkedin, facebook, email, mascpa, navy_tpp, stevens, penn_college, hacc, psu_york…). The page loads normally with them. - Measure: link clicks per post (native analytics), shares and reposts with commentary, applications and qualified applications by source (Paycom; HR to confirm a "How did you hear about this role?" field), and referrals. Read at 24 h, 72 h, 7 d and 14 d. Impressions are context only.
- Decision rule: clicks high but qualified applications low means fix the message or lean on school and veterans channels. Clicks low means activate partner channels before considering a paid boost (Vincent's call).