White Glove Hourly Contracts: How the Managed Engagement Works

When a manufacturing plant needs a PLC programmer next Monday, the work cannot wait, and the person who does it has to be the right one. Industrial automation professionals program PLCs, commission robots, design SCADA systems, and troubleshoot production lines that cannot afford to stop. The skills are specialized, the stakes are high, and the cost of a poor match is measured in production downtime.

That is why White Glove exists: a managed engagement on Automate America where you choose the professional and Automate America runs the contract.

How a White Glove contract works

Automate America actively manages the entire engagement — matching, timesheets, invoicing, paying the professional on the contract's net terms, and issue resolution throughout the contract. The professional is never an employee of Automate America.

What you pay

White Glove (Automate America): you pay what you choose, no more: no hidden fees, no memberships, no subscriptions, and no conversion fee. Professionals are paid 100% of the rate they see when they apply.

Across live White Glove contracts the professional's pay rate is agreed up front and does not move.

Choosing the professional

6,300+ published professionals with detailed profiles — PLC platforms, robot brands, SCADA software, certifications, endorsements. Matching on skill overlap, industry fit and proximity, and you choose who works on your contract. Anonymity until the hire stage for White Glove contracts.

Contract management

Weekly timesheet verification. Invoice accuracy from verified data. Net terms management N30-N90. Rate integrity maintained throughout.

When White Glove fits best

Specialized technical skills (PLC, SCADA, robotics, welding), months-long contracts, a high cost of a poor match, a rate you want to set yourself, and a contract you want actively managed.