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Job Details

Greenhouse Labourer

Employer

MO JO Garden Centre

Date Posted

October 22, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Parkland, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Seasonal Part Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 12, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

MO JO Garden Centre

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Operate climate controls
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Mix and prepare soils
  • Plant bulbs and seeds
  • Pot and re-pot plants
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
  • Report signs of insect or disease damage
  • Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Clean work area

Type of product

  • Deciduous trees
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Berry bushes
  • Fruit trees
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
  • Seasonal plants
  • Tropical plants
  • Vegetables

Type of crops

  • Cabbage
  • Greenhouse tomatoes
  • Greenhouse vegetables
  • Herbs
  • Onions

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • 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 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • 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?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • 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

Flexible hours

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

Health care plan


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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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