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Our Team

The people behind the machines.
And beside you when it matters.

120+ team members. Mostly in York, PA. Engineering, controls, vision, programming, mechanical assembly, sales, service. All in-house. When your line needs help, our in-house support team picks up — working directly with the engineers who designed and programmed your machine.

Craig Souser, CEO of JLS Automation

What visitors notice first.

The thing people notice first isn’t our robotics. It’s that our engineers and team members will stop mid-task to help each other, and that nobody here goes quiet when something isn’t working.

I’d love to take credit for that. But it comes from the manufacturing floor and our support teams, not from me — from people who know a customer’s shift and reputation depend on what we ship. That’s why we move toward any sign of trouble instead of away from it.

Anyone can sell you a robot. This is the part you can’t buy.

— Craig Souser, CEO

In-house, end to end.

No third-party programming firms. No overseas integrators. No handoffs.

Engineering & Controls

The LAB team

Mechanical, electrical, controls, vision, programming. Solves your unique application before we say yes.

Manufacturing

Build team

Mechanical assembly, fabrication, integration. Every system tested with your products before shipping.

Sales & Application

Application engineers + RSMs

Six regional sales managers and a team of application engineers who know the food industry — not generalist sellers.

Service & Aftermarket

Customer support & JLS View

Centrally located in the US for fast dispatch. Refurbishment and retooling extend lines you already own.

Meet the people behind JLS.

One accountable team — engineering, controls, vision, programming, sales, and service, all under one roof in York, Pennsylvania.

Company officers & functional leaders

Craig Souser
Craig Souser
President / CEO
Craig Wolfe
Craig Wolfe
COO
Craig Hafner
Craig Hafner
CTO

Human resources & culture

Duane Carter
Duane Carter
VP of Human Resources
Laurin Gross
Laurin Gross
HR Generalist
Emily Allen
Emily Allen
HR Administrative Assistant

Product directors

Waheed Chaudhry
Waheed Chaudhry
Director of Primary Packaging & Integrated Systems
Sean Spees
Sean Spees
Director of Secondary Packaging

Sales

Michael Newcome
Michael Newcome
VP of Sales
Pete DeSuno
Pete DeSuno
Director of Sales, JLS Central
John Kertesz
John Kertesz
Director of Sales, JLS East
Vincent Reedy
Vincent Reedy
Director of Marketing

Customer support

Gabe Escobar
Gabe Escobar
Director of Aftermarket Sales & Service
Mandy Watson
Mandy Watson
Customer Service Manager
The JLS teamJLS team giving back in the communityJLS engineers at work in York, PA

Want to join the team?

The people who built it are the people who support it. If you want to help build the automation that feeds the world — from one accountable team in York, PA — we’d love to meet you.

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