Quality Assurance Specialist in waukegan, Illinois at Peer Chain Company

Description: PEER Chain & Sprockets is a family-owned industrial chain and sprocket supplier based in Waukegan, Illinois, providing high-quality products for power transmission, conveying, and lifting applications since 1969. They serve a wide range of industries including agriculture, food processing, lumber, construction, and sewage treatment, offering ANSI and ISO compliant chains. Now celebrating over 56 years in business, the company has grown into a four-generation family operation known for its product expertise and quick turnaround times.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day supply chain operations, including coordination of logistics activities
• Work with logistics partners to monitor shipment status, resolve issues, and ensure timely delivery
• Support QA systems to ensure product quality, compliance, and proper documentation
• Maintain and improve data accuracy within ERP and related systems (e.g., NetSuite)
• Perform data analysis to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement
• Generate and maintain reports for supply chain, logistics, and quality performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, sales, procurement) to support business needs
• Assist in process improvement initiatives and system enhancements

Pay: $60,000 – 75,000.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible hours
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing plan
• STD, LTD and life insurance
• Generous PTO policy and paid holidays

How to apply:

www.peerchain.com/about-us/careers

Requirements:

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, logistics, or operations support
• Hands-on experience with logistics and QA systems
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel required; PowerPoint and Outlook preferred)
• Strong data analysis skills with ability to interpret and present insights
• Basic to intermediate SQL (database table) skills for data extraction and analysis
• Familiarity with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Knowledge of ISO standards or QA compliance processes
• Experience in supply chain analytics or digitalization project