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Field Innovation and Sustainability Technician

On-site in Vélez-Málaga·Full-time·Added 3 days ago (last checked 10 Nov)

TROPS

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Work mode
On-site, Vélez-Málaga
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Spanish
Expected (ad in Spanish)
English
Required
Education
University degree
Driving licence
Required

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Requirements

What we're looking for

  • University degree in Agricultural or Agronomic Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, or similar technical/scientific degrees.
  • Professional experience in projects related to the agri-food sector, sustainability, innovation, or similar fields.
  • Ability to organize, plan, and monitor multiple projects.
  • Good communication skills and ease in working directly with farmers.
  • Analytical, organized, autonomous, and proactive profile.
  • Regular use of office software tools.
  • English level to operate in a professional environment.
  • Driver's license.

Nice to have

  • We will especially value
  • Knowledge of agriculture, crops, or plant production.
  • Experience in sustainability or R&D&i projects.
  • Knowledge of digitalization, sensorization, or precision agriculture.
  • Experience in the management and justification of public grants.
  • Experience working with farmers and in data processing and report preparation.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  1. Indefinite full-time contract in the R&D&i and Sustainability department of TROPS.
  2. Participation in innovation projects with real-world application in the field.
  3. Direct contact with farmers, technology companies, universities, and research centers.
  4. A cross-functional and dynamic work environment.
  5. Possibility of progressively assuming greater autonomy and responsibility in project management.

If you are interested in innovation applied to the field, you are an organized and proactive person, and you like to combine technical work with contact with people, we want to meet you.

The role

At TROPS, we are looking to hire a Field Innovation and Sustainability Technician for our R&D&i and Sustainability department.

We are looking for an organized, analytical, proactive, and communicative person, with an interest in agricultural innovation, sustainability, and the digitalization of the countryside. The position combines project management and monitoring with direct contact with farmers and other collaborators.

What you'll do

  • Manage and monitor agricultural innovation, sustainability, and digitalization projects.
  • Participate in sensorization projects and new technologies applied to the field.
  • Accompany our partner farmers in the implementation and monitoring of new solutions.
  • Conduct farm visits for project monitoring and trials.
  • Participate in the management and justification of projects funded through public grants.
  • Collect and analyze information, prepare reports, and keep project documentation up to date.
  • Coordinate actions with suppliers, universities, technological centers, administrations, and other areas of TROPS.

About TROPS

TROPS is a Producer Organization (Organización de Productores) specialized in the production and commercialization of avocado and mango, describing itself as a leader in tropical fruit in Spain. Founded in 1979 in Vélez-Málaga (Málaga), it currently brings together more than 3,000 associated farmers, with production areas in the Axarquía region of Málaga, the tropical coast of Granada, the coast of Valencia, the Portuguese Algarve, and South America (Peru and Chile). Its avocados and mangos are present in more than 25 countries, and it operates packing and classification facilities in Vélez-Málaga, Motril, Jete, Coín and Almuñécar (Granada/Málaga) and Tavira (Portugal).

TROPS is firmly rooted in the Málaga province: its main classification and packing plant in Vélez-Málaga, inaugurated in 2012, serves as the company's headquarters, and all of its current job openings are listed as on-site ("Presencial") in Vélez-Málaga. Open roles span industrial, electronic and mechatronic engineering, food technology and quality, process engineering, RPA development, and production and warehouse operative positions, reflecting the company's investment in technology and innovation in fruit processing. For international professionals, this means opportunities concentrated in the Axarquía area east of Málaga city, in a Spanish-language agri-food business rather than a multinational corporate environment.

Industry
Agriculture
Founded
1979
Headquarters
Vélez-Málaga, Spain
In Spain
Vélez-Málaga

Good to know if you are moving

  • All current job openings are listed as on-site ("Presencial") in Vélez-Málaga, in the Axarquía region of Málaga province.
  • TROPS was founded in 1979 in Vélez-Málaga (Málaga) and currently groups more than 3,000 associated farmers.
  • TROPS's avocados and mangos are present in more than 25 countries, and the company operates internationally.
  • The company has facilities in Vélez-Málaga, Motril (Granada), Jete (Granada), Coín (Málaga), Almuñécar (Granada) and Tavira (Portugal).
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