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Production Planner

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Job ID 336696 Date posted 10/29/2026 Location : Spessa, Italy Category  SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures. 

Job Purpose and Impact

The Production Planner will prepare, issue, and control production schedules to ensure a controlled and timely flow of goods and materials, meeting production, customer satisfaction, and logistics requirements within our feed manufacturing plant. This role contributes directly to increasing plant efficiency. We are seeking an entry-level professional to support master production planning, process development, planning and execution, customer and client interactions, business partnering, systems and data management, reporting, and analysis.

Key Accountabilities

  • Expedite workflow and coordinate changes in schedules.
  • Assist in setting master production planning and production scheduling metrics targets.
  • Provide necessary input to supply planner for assigned product or location.
  • Contribute to meeting plant KPIs and maintaining plant efficiency standards.
  • Maintain data relevant to master production, production scheduling. 
  • Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff. 
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master degree will be cosidered as a plus
  • Experience in supply chain planning or production activities 
  • Knowledge of ERP/MES systems is be considered as a plus 
  • Experience in a feed manufacturing plant (animal feed industry) is considered a plus 

Compensation information

The expected salary for this position is 35,000€ – 45,000€. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.


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At Cargill, we care about your safety and want your job search experience to be a positive one. Unfortunately, there are scams out there where individuals pretend to be Cargill recruiters to try to collect personal information or request payment. Please know that Cargill will never ask you for money during the hiring process, and in most cases, we only accept applications through our official careers site, with the exception of some roles in our production plants. If something doesn't feel right or you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us. To learn more, visit our Notice on Fraudulent Job Offers.

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