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Greenhouse Labourer
Employer
Golden AcreDate Posted
September 01, 2026Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $18.34 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 8  Vacancies
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Closing Date Sep 22, 2026
Employer
Golden Acre
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking
Tasks
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Mix and prepare soils
- 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
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Bonsai plants
- Christmas trees
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
- Tropical plants
- Vegetables
Type of crops
- Greenhouse tomatoes
- Greenhouse vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience
Forklift
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
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
Early morning
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
Other benefits
Parking available
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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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
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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
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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

