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Material Planner / Schedule Planner - Onsite

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Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/14/2026
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Title: Material Planner / Schedule Planner - Onsite

Mandatory skills:

production parts, service parts, purchased parts,

Production System, production schedule, kanbans,

manpower planning, administrative support,

inventory integrity, inventory accuracy, production reporting, scrap reporting,

MS Office, Excel

Description:

As a Materials Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in the seamless operation of our manufacturing supply chain. Your expertise will facilitate the timely flow of materials necessary for efficient assembly, service, and inter-factory operations. This position is crucial to maintaining on-time delivery and ensuring the smooth execution of our production schedules.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain Management: Coordinate and manage the flow of materials through a complex manufacturing supply chain, ensuring all components are in place for on-time delivery.

Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain effective communication channels, fostering a collaborative environment.

SAP-PP Proficiency: Leverage your knowledge in SAP-PP (Production Planning) to optimize scheduling and ensure the achievement of desired delivery metrics.

Scheduling Expertise: Utilize your scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment to develop and implement efficient plans under tight lead times.

Change Control: Demonstrate a foundational understanding of change control concepts to adapt and manage supply chain adjustments effectively.

Legacy Systems Interactions: Engage with legacy material planning systems like CWIS to support service parts fulfillment seamlessly.

Plans and schedules simple (fewer capacity constraints, fewer work centers, fewer process, lower change over complexity) manufacturing processes of all current production and service parts. Schedules requirements for material with regard to the Client Production System including kanbans/triggers, delivery and achievement of the production schedule. May develop line sequencing of options. May provide work direction.

Duties:

Schedules production parts. Schedules service parts. Expedites production and purchased parts. Coordinates needed parts from other client departments. Coordinates and communicates the implementation of engineering and material changes. Assists the production department in manpower planning. Performs general administrative duties as needed to meet administrative support needs. Assists in coordinating the department''s inventory integrity and accuracy, including production and scrap reporting.

Qualifications:

Education: 4-year degree in any business-related field.

Experience:

Manufacturing experience is a plus.

Good computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Excel).

Open to entry level candidates – job is trainable.

Work Location: This position will spend roughly 90% of the time working on their feet on the shop floor.

Additional Information:

This position has the potential of driving a client-owned Gator on the shop floor after successful training completion.

Regarding Driving: This position may drive a client owned Gator inside the factory to get from the office area to a different office area in another part of the factory (all connected and indoors). Worker will need to successfully complete client safety training to be approved to drive this. They will transport their computer or parts/tools. Other workers could ride along if they are going to the same areas due to limited number of available Gators. This would not be driven outside. May also drive their personal vehicle to other facilities within a 20 mile radius. Rental cars are not used for this travel.

Notes:

1st shift position

Hours: Start time between 6 AM 7:30 AM with possible overtime.

Overtime may include extended weekday hours or weekend work.

Candidates must be willing to work off-shift hours if needed.

VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.

Contact Details :

Account co-ordinator: Jothimani Natarajan

VIVA USA INC.

3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

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