Careers
Life at PEER Group
PEER Group is a dynamic company with a solid track record of success and lots of room for growth and innovation.
Our teams in Canada and Germany provide development expertise, products, services and support to our manufacturing customers around the globe.
Our employees create a synergistic environment where knowledge, skills and talents are woven into highly collaborative teams to meet the customer’s challenge – even if your project is a team of one, the experts at the office will always have your back.
Our high proportion of repeat business and customer referrals speaks to our ability to deliver solid results.
Our employee tenure speaks to our ability to keep it interesting.
You want to:
- Contribute to customer success in some of the premier companies in the high-tech manufacturing industry.
- Feel challenged to learn and grow in dynamic industries. (Watch SEMI’s video to see the semiconductor industry in action: https://yourewelcome.org/en/.)
- Know there are opportunities for promotion and career advancement.
- Have a manager who knows who you are and what you are capable of.
And, wouldn’t it be cool if your co-workers were a bunch of caring, bright, engaged professionals and you actually got to meet the customers?
Have a look at the opportunities that PEER Group has for you.
Benefits at PEER Group
From the minute you walk through the door, you will feel the difference. We’re friendly and purposeful, fair and transparent. As expected, we provide a comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents. Check out all of our other great benefits below!
First, you can catch a quick glimpse of our people in action.
Stay healthy and fit
Fitness: Have a lunch hour pick-me-up by participating in our in-office fitness classes. Sports more your speed? Enjoy employee-organized outdoor activities.
Free parking: Enjoy free onsite parking at our Kitchener office – a rarity in the Innovation District!
Fresh fruit: Grab an orange, apple, banana, or grapes from our fruit bar. Always fresh. Always free.
Gym facility: Forget a membership! We have free gym facilities (including showers) in our Kitchener office building.
Manage your time
Flex hours: For our office employees, your regular 40-hour workweek is scheduled around core hours between 10am to 4pm allowing you to create a flexible schedule.
Vacation: Travel the world or enjoy a staycation! We offer a competitive vacation package.
Be in the know
Transparent communications: We have regular communications meetings to ensure that everyone stays informed on important company financials, policies, and fun facts.
Performance reviews and promotions: We promote from within first. We advertise new opportunities internally first. We clearly publish expectations for promotions so you can take charge of your career from which day? Your first.
Referral program: We want to hire the great people in your network. PEER2K offers a cash incentive when your referral is hired and again a year later if you are both still with us.
Hot beverages and hot conversation: Enjoy many varieties of “hipster” coffee, tea, and hot chocolate on us! Take a moment to chat with coworkers, read your horoscope, or tackle the crossword or Sudoku in the daily paper.
Learn and grow
Onboarding and mentoring: Our orientation plan provides a pathway to help you learn the tools and skills you need to create the career trajectory you desire. You also enjoy access to mentors who are willing to provide coaching and answer your questions or point you in the right direction.
Support for becoming a professional: We provide you with the cost of courses and mentorship that will help you obtain your professional designation, e.g., P.Eng.
Education: We are dedicated to having the best employees and provide scholarships for you or your children to pursue education in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program.
You pass, we pay: If you take a course for marks that helps you in your role at work, when you pass, we pay for your tuition and textbook expenses.
Celebrate
Parties: We like to celebrate anything from company anniversaries, weddings, births, and holidays. Sometimes, we have parties “just because”. Did someone say “Cake”?
Ten Year Club: After a decade with PEER Group in Kitchener, we welcome you to the Ten Year Club. We honour you with a gift of your choice and you join your peers annually for a fabulous dinner.
Fun Fridays: Our Kitchener and Toronto offices enjoy wonderful treats every Friday. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the variety. It’s a great chance to share some fun and laughter.
Company culture
One of the great things about our work environment is the caring atmosphere. It’s like living in a town, not a city. You get a chance to know everyone – and people come to know and care about you.
All of us in the PEER Group community work together to support each other and foster an environment of respect, challenge, and fun.
The quality of life that you experience inside and outside of PEER Group affects your work and shapes the environment in which you work. Providing you with a workplace and colleagues that you appreciate and respect ensures that you have a long and fulfilling career with us.
Getting you started
Our mentoring process for new people is just the start of our commitment to you. It is one of the ways we make sure you adapt to your new environment.
Getting to know the people you’ll work with every day means you can learn from them and, in turn, you can share the unique experiences and knowledge you bring with you. After all, teamwork is one of our guiding principles.
Getting it done
Successful teamwork requires that each employee, old and new, stays current with the latest advancements in technology and developments in their chosen field.
We believe that the more you know, the more you’ll be able to share with your co-workers, so we support continuous employee training and development.
Spreading the love
The PEER Group community also includes the community where we live and work, and we like to help out where we can. Creative fundraising helps PEER Group make a big impact on the groups we support. Lunches, raffles, online bingo, team challenges, Toonie Tuesdays – we eat and play our way to big donations. Come and join a group that shows it cares.
Zen of the job
There is something really cool about working in a company that does business with some of the biggest names in the industry at some very crucial times, creating and implementing some very innovative solutions. We like to boldly go.
Party it up!
We do like our parties! We celebrate everything from PEER Group’s birthday to St. Patrick’s Day to patio weather. We throw annual summer picnics, we dress up for Halloween, and we host family and adult holiday parties at Christmas.
Balance the load
We understand the need to have a balance between your personal and professional lives so we offer flexible hours to our employees. We want you to know that family is as important to us as it is to you.
Keeping the faith
At PEER Group we have faith:
- in creativity and innovation
- in lasting relationships with customers and employees
- that trust builds business
- that our integrity will shine through.
PEER Group locations
PEER Group Kitchener
72 Victoria St S, Suite 400
Kitchener, ON N2G 4Y9
Canada
PEER Group Toronto
220 King St W, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M5H 1K4
Canada
PEER Group Dresden
Hermann-Reichelt-Straße 3-3a
D-01109 Dresden
Germany
Make sure you are dealing with the right people
Please note that our complete legal names are The PEER Group Inc. and PEER Group GmbH. The correct website for PEER Group is www.peergroup.com, check all links carefully. There may be other companies with similar names (such as Peer Group Corporation) offering employment or business opportunities. Take care to ascertain that you wish to do business with such companies as they are in no way affiliated with The PEER Group Inc.
Any employment opportunities genuinely originating from PEER Group will conform to the following criteria:
- All open positions with PEER Group are posted on www.peergroup.com/careers/job-opportunities/
- PEER Group does not employ third-party recruiters – all electronic correspondence from PEER Group originates from the domain “@peergroup.com”
- PEER Group never requests fees for any purpose during or after the hiring process. PEER Group will never request money for the opportunity to apply or work.
If you suspect you have been contacted by a spoofed address, please report it to abuse@peergroup.com and we will investigate. If you believe you have been a victim of a recruitment fraud, you are requested to approach local law enforcement agencies immediately.