Food Technologist – Innovation & Product Development
Tropico Fruits Pty Ltd
Yandina, Sunshine Coast QLD
Help create Australia's next generation of food products.
At Tropico Fruits, we're one of Australia's leading manufacturers of premium fruit ingredients, purees and beverage solutions supplied to many of Australia's best known food and beverage brands. Renowned for manufacturing quality fruit juices and value-added fruit preparations for dairy applications.
Based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, we combine innovation, technical excellence and world-class food manufacturing to create products enjoyed across Australia and internationally.
We're now looking for an enthusiastic and creative Food Technologist to join our Innovation team and help develop the next generation of products.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys taking products from concept through to commercial production.
Working closely with our Commercial, Production and Quality teams, you'll develop creative food solutions, coordinate factory trials, support customers and help continuously improve our manufacturing processes.
No two days are the same.
You'll be involved in
- Developing new products from concept to commercialisation
- Conducting laboratory and factory trials
- Improving existing formulations
- Preparing product specifications and technical documentation
- Supporting customer projects
- Working with suppliers on new ingredients
- Ensuring compliance with FSANZ and food safety standards
- Monitor current market trends
- Supporting continuous improvement across the business
About You
You'll ideally bring
- Degree in Food Science or Food Technology
- Experience in Food Product Development with a focus on fruit prep or stabilised prep being advantageous
- Experience within food manufacturing
- Knowledge of food regulations and labelling
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent organisational ability
- Passion for innovation
- High attention to detail
- Commercially minded with client-facing experience
- A collaborative, positive attitude
Why Join Tropico?
At Tropico we believe great businesses are built by great people.
We invest in our team and foster a culture built around our values:
- Genuine product innovation
- Sunshine Coast lifestyle
- Supportive and collaborative team
- Modern manufacturing environment
- Australian owned business, operating for the past 40 years
- Opportunity to make a real impact
Apply Now
If you're passionate about food innovation and want to work with a business that's continually developing exciting products, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now with your resume and a brief cover letter telling us why you'd be a great addition to the Tropico team.