Strategic Production Planner & Scheduler

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) matching

PTO

Job summary

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is seeking a Production Control Planner in Sugar Land, TX to support day-to-day manufacturing execution through planning, scheduling, and coordination across departments.

You will issue work orders, track materials, and expedite as needed to meet delivery commitments. The role requires strong analytical skills, ability to communicate across teams, and experience with ERP/MRP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in production control, manufacturing operations, or supply chain operations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel with PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and charts.
• Experience working with ERP, MRP, or production work-order systems to track orders, materials, inventory, or production activity.
• Understanding of how production schedules, material availability, work orders, and customer delivery requirements interact in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with comfort coordinating across cross functional departments to achieve company objectives.
• Ability to work independently, manage changing priorities, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning & Scheduling: Develop production schedules and issue/adjust production orders as capacity, materials, and priorities change.
• Track work orders and schedules through completion, identifying capacity constraints, delays, or priority changes.
• Partner with Material Control to confirm material availability against production requirements and identify shortages.
• Communicate production status, schedule changes, and potential delivery impacts to stakeholders, flagging risks early.

Skills

Excel PivotTables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

MRP/ERP systems

Production scheduling

Data analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/SCM/Operations

Tools

MS Excel

ERP/MRP systems

Scheduling software

Job description

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is seeking a Production Control Planner in Sugar Land, TX to support day-to-day manufacturing execution through planning, scheduling, and coordination across departments.

You will issue work orders, track materials, and expedite as needed to meet delivery commitments. The role requires strong analytical skills, ability to communicate across teams, and experience with ERP/MRP systems.