Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Ready to Put Your Skills to Work Where It Counts?
Purchasing Agent
Ready to Put Your Skills to Work Where It Counts?
Automation Personnel, Inc. is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Purchasing Agent to join our customers’ growing team in Channelview, TX! This role is responsible for sourcing and procuring materials for our steel fabrication and coating operations, as well as parts and supplies for shop equipment, forklifts, and semi-trucks. The ideal candidate will bring industry-specific procurement experience, strong vendor management skills, and attention to cost and quality. This role will also oversee Two parts drivers and Tool Room attendant.
Pay Rate
$25.00- $30.00 per hour depending on experience
$25.00- $30.00 per hour depending on experience
Schedule and Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm.
Monday through Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm.
Purchasing Agent Duties and Responsibilities
- Source and purchase steel, coatings, and other materials required for fabrication and coating operations.
- Order and track parts for shop equipment, forklifts, and semi-trucks.
- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and ensure timely deliveries.
- Oversee tool room inventory and organization.
- Supervise and coordinate activities of two parts drivers and tool room attendant.
- Maintain purchasing records and support budgeting goals.
- Ensure all procurement complies with company standards and project requirements.
Purchasing Agent Qualifications and Requirements
- Must be able to lift 55 lbs. (lifting assessment administered in office)
- Proven experience in purchasing or procurement within steel, coatings, or industrial manufacturing
- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
- Working knowledge of steel grades, coatings, and related materials
- Detail-oriented, organized, and cost-conscious approach
- Prior experience supporting oil & gas fabrication or maintenance operations
- Technical understanding of industrial equipment parts and components
Job Type
Full-time, temporary
Full-time, temporary
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
- 40 Hours Service Bonus after 1 year of continuous service and 1500 hours
- 6 paid Holidays after 1 year of continuous service and 1500 hours
401(k) Retirement Plan
Automation Personnel Services is the only staffing agency specializing in manufacturing and industrial roles that offers 401(k) matching to all eligible contingent and temporary associates.
Automation Personnel Services is the only staffing agency specializing in manufacturing and industrial roles that offers 401(k) matching to all eligible contingent and temporary associates.
Click Apply Now to submit your application or call us at 832.572.3000 to learn more. You can also apply in person at our office located at:
Automation Personnel Services Baytown Branch
4748 East Freeway
Baytown, TX 77521
4748 East Freeway
Baytown, TX 77521
Bonus Opportunity!
We are also offering a $50.00 referral bonus. Both employee and referral must stay on assignment for 30 days to receive the payout.
We are also offering a $50.00 referral bonus. Both employee and referral must stay on assignment for 30 days to receive the payout.
About Automation Personnel Services
Automation Personnel Services is a highly recognized staffing agency with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and light-industrial staffing. Our accolades include:
Automation Personnel Services is a highly recognized staffing agency with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and light-industrial staffing. Our accolades include:
- 11-time consecutive winner of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Client Award (2016-2026).
- Winner of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Talent Award (2019-2026).
- Recipient of the Safety Standard of Excellence Award by the American Staffing Association.
- Named one of the Best Staffing Companies to Work For by CIO Views Magazine.
- Named one of America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms by Forbes (2025).
- Consistently ranked among the top U.S. staffing agencies by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).
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Equal Opportunity Employer
APSBaytown
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Channelview, TX |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $25–$30 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.apstemps.com/ |
About Company
Automation Personnel Services, Inc. was founded in 1990 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Automation has grown to a national company with offices throughout the United States, including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
Automation Personnel Services is the largest independently owned staffing company in Alabama.
Automation is a member of the American Staffing Association and the Alabama Staffing Association.
Automation has grown to a national company with offices throughout the United States, including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
Automation Personnel Services is the largest independently owned staffing company in Alabama.
Automation is a member of the American Staffing Association and the Alabama Staffing Association.
Skills
- Automationunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Disability Insuranceunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- Industrial Coatingunmatched
- Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
- Life Insuranceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Oil and Gasunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
- Safety Standardsunmatched
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
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