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Job Details

Greenhouse Labourer

Employer

Blue Grass Ltd.

Date Posted

December 22, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Rocky View, AB
  • Earnings $18.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 21, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Blue Grass Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Operate climate controls
  • Weeding
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Mix and prepare soils
  • Plant bulbs and seeds
  • Pot and re-pot plants
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Report signs of insect or disease damage
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Clean work area

Type of product

  • Ferns
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Berry bushes
  • Bonsai plants
  • Seasonal plants
  • Tropical plants

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Forklift
  • Irrigation pumps and equipment
  • Light trucks

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning
  • On call

Experience

Will train

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities
  • Transportation provided by employer

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Greenhouse Labourer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to provide information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns; and in maintaining inventory and order materials

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating equipment to spray against disease and pests; and in positioning and regulating greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems; may operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest and spray

innovative

Interest in comparing information to prepare soil and plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; and in grafting and budding plants and in transplanting seedlings and rooted cuttings

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