Direct Hire
Focused search for long-term talent across technical, skilled, operational, and leadership roles.
Permanent search ↗Manufacturing & Industrial Recruiting
The people your operation depends on.
ASP recruits skilled trades, technical talent, and operational leaders for manufacturers and industrial businesses that cannot afford to slow down.
Houston basedDirect accessIndustry focused
01 / Manufacturing
Search built around the workContext changes the hire.
Equipment. Shift. Pace. Team. Safety. The details behind the title matter.
ManufacturingSkilled TradesEngineering & TechnicalOperations & ProductionMaintenance / Field ServiceSupply Chain / Logistics
What we recruit
Built for the work behind the output.
From the production floor to technical and operational leadership, ASP stays close to the roles where experience, environment, and execution matter.
01Skilled TradesMaintenance technicians, electricians, millwrights, welders, fabricators.↗02Engineering & TechnicalEngineers, controls, field service, QA/QC, safety and technical specialists.↗03Operations & ProductionProduction operators, machine operators, supervisors and plant leadership.↗04Supply Chain & LogisticsWarehouse, shipping & receiving, inventory, procurement and logistics talent.↗
Inside the work
The environment changes the hire.
A plant floor, a maintenance bay, a warehouse, and a field assignment can demand very different people even when the job titles look similar.
Industry context matters.Why ASP
Industrial hiring is not keyword matching.
The same title can mean something completely different from one plant to the next. Equipment, shift, pace, safety standards, team structure, and production pressure all change what qualified really means.
01
Role before résumé
We get clear on the work, environment, and expectations before the search starts.
02
Focused search
We look for relevant experience, not just matching words on a profile.
03
Direct communication
Clear updates, fast answers, and a real person accountable for the search.
The hiring model follows the need.
Permanent hires, trial-to-hire needs, or project-driven demand. We fit the model to the work, not the other way around.
Temp-to-Hire
Bring proven people into the operation and evaluate fit before making the long-term hire.
Flexible pathway ↗Contract & Project
Flexible recruiting support for urgent needs, expansions, shutdowns, projects, and changing demand.
Project support ↗
Manufacturing & industrialRecruiting that starts with the work.
The ASP approach
Simple process. Serious follow-through.
Understand the need. Go into the market. Bring you people who make sense for the actual work.
01
Understand
Get clear on the role.
What the person will own, what the environment demands, and what success looks like in your operation.
02
Search
Go to the market.
Target people with relevant experience and context, including candidates who are not sitting on job boards.
03
Deliver
Make the introduction.
You meet candidates who fit the work. We stay close through interviews, offer, and placement.
Houston, Texas
Based in Houston. Built around industry.
ASP operates from one of the country’s most industrial markets, close to the manufacturers, operators, skilled trades, and technical talent that keep complex businesses moving.
About ASP ↗
Local focusHouston, TX
Founder-led searchRecruiting with a name behind it.
Alpha Search Partners is led by Dereck Smith. Clients work directly with the person accountable for the search, without layers of account management or unnecessary handoffs.
Meet ASP ↗Need to hire?
Tell us who the operation is missing.
One hard-to-fill role or a full project team. Give us the work, location, and timeline. We’ll build the search around it.