Purchasing Agent

HESS Services has a career opportunity in our Purchasing Department. The purchasing agent will be responsible for ordering and following up on purchase orders to support our growing manufacturing operation.
Research, compare and purchase materials, hardware and supplies for production, maintenance, and customer purchases. Prepare and process purchase orders. Ensures purchasing documents, vendor evaluations and material tracking is completed accurately in a timely manner.

Benefits include-
Competitive wages, Employer paid health and dental insurance, 401K, and PTO. Monday - Friday Schedule

Qualifications and Requirements-
Bachelor's degree in relative field preferred. Two years of purchasing experience in a production environment highly preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as charts, procedure manuals and job instructions with basic problem solving skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Pre-Employment Drug Testing is required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment-
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for men or 30 pounds for women. The work environment is usually an indoor setting with frequent exposure to outside elements.

For questions, please feel free to contact the Human Resources Department at (785)621-4075. To apply you may fill out an application online at www.hess-services.com, stop by our office located at 2670 E. 9th Street, Hays, KS 67601 or visit your local Workforce Center. EOE.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,173.51 - $42,359.50 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hays, KS 67601: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Procurement: 2 years (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35,174 - $42,360