diff --git a/.github/workflows/head.yaml b/.github/workflows/head.yaml
index 1986d5287..056bbf672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/head.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/head.yaml
@@ -85,38 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           path: ot3-firmware
 
-      - name: Checkout opentrons repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Host Compile Setup
+        uses: actions/host-compile-setup/action
         with:
-          repository: "Opentrons/opentrons"
-          path: opentrons
-
-      - name: Cache stm32-tools
-        uses: "actions/cache@v3"
-        with:
-          path: "./stm32-tools"
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/cmake/*') }}-${{ secrets.CACHE_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: "Configure"
-        run: cmake --preset=host-gcc10 .
-        working-directory: ot3-firmware
-
-      - name: 'Build and test'
-        run: cmake --build ./build-host --target head-build-and-test
-        working-directory: ot3-firmware
-
-      - name: 'Setup state_manager'
-        run: cmake --build ./build-host/ --target state-manager-setup
-        working-directory: ot3-firmware
-
-      - name: 'Build simulator'
-        run: cmake --build ./build-host --target head-simulator
-        working-directory: ot3-firmware
-
-      - name: 'Upload artifacts'
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: "head-simulator-${{github.ref_name}}"
-          path: |
-            build-host/head/simulator/head-simulator
+          target: 'head'