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Greenhouse Worker
Employer
Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd.Date Posted
August 28, 2026Languages
English-
Location Red Deer, AB
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Earnings $18.34 hourly
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Work Hours 44 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 19  Vacancies
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Closing Date Sep 11, 2026
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
- 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

