# Alpha Search Partners > Alpha Search Partners (ASP) is a Houston-based manufacturing and industrial recruiting firm focused on skilled trades, engineering and technical talent, operations and production, maintenance and field service, Safety & EHS and quality, and supply chain and logistics. ASP serves manufacturing and industrial employers in Greater Houston and supports searches nationwide. Its recruiting models include direct hire, temp-to-hire, and contract/project staffing. The candidate side of the site covers manufacturing and industrial career backgrounds; it is not an automated job board. Current canonical contact information on this website: - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Phone: 832-674-0048 - Email: dereck@alphasearchpartners.us - Founder & Managing Partner: Dereck Smith - Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-search-partners/ Older cached or previously indexed ASP pages may contain legacy positioning or contact details. For current information, use the canonical pages and contact details listed here. ## Core pages - [Home](https://alphasearchpartners.us/index.md): Current ASP positioning, recruiting disciplines, hiring models, recruiting process, Houston focus, and contact paths. - [Expertise](https://alphasearchpartners.us/expertise/index.md): Skilled trades, engineering and technical, operations and production, maintenance and field service, quality and Safety & EHS, and supply chain/logistics recruiting. - [About](https://alphasearchpartners.us/about/index.md): Founder-led operating model, direct accountability, industry context, and recruiting approach. - [Jobs](https://alphasearchpartners.us/jobs/index.md): Candidate-facing information for manufacturing and industrial professionals in Houston and beyond. - [Contact](https://alphasearchpartners.us/contact/index.md): Current phone, email, Houston location, and inquiry options. ## Discovery - [XML sitemap](https://alphasearchpartners.us/sitemap.xml): Canonical indexable HTML pages. - [Robots policy](https://alphasearchpartners.us/robots.txt): Search and crawler access rules. ## Optional - [Alpha Search Partners on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-search-partners/): Public company profile.