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Greenhouse Worker

Employer

Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd.

Date Posted

August 28, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Red Deer, AB
  • Earnings $18.34 hourly
  • Work Hours 44 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 19  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 11, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Asset languages

Spanish; Castilian

Work site environment

  • Floriculture production
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • Non-smoking

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Seed cutting
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Plant bulbs and seeds
  • Pot and re-pot plants
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Clean work area

Type of product

  • Ferns
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
  • Seasonal plants
  • Tropical plants
  • Vegetables

Type of crops

  • Bell peppers
  • Herbs
  • Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Forklift
  • Irrigation pumps and equipment

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 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Morning

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Greenhouse Worker 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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