General Labour

Location
Chilliwack
Workplace
On-site

About this role

Job Title: General Laborer
Reporting To: Production Supervisor
Location: 43756 S Sumas Rd, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4L6
Pay: $18.25/HR

About Rainbow Greenhouses

We grow plants, people, and partnerships. We're always on the lookout for curious problem-solvers who love rolling up their sleeves and figuring things out.

Rainbow Greenhouses is one of Canada's leading plant suppliers, operating over 5 million sq. ft. of greenhouse space across BC and Alberta. We supply national retailers across North America with year-round live goods, powered by hands-on teams who take ownership, move fast, and bring energy to everything they do. If you are growth-oriented, curious, and energized by a busy, living environment, you will fit right in here.

About the Opportunity

The General Laborer will be involved in most aspects of our greenhouse production but is focused on tasks to maximize efficiency and yield, while quality standards are maintained. This role supports various stages of plant production and order fulfillment, maintains attention to detail, and ensures consistent performance through accurate and timely execution of tasks. Collaboration is essential, closely with supervisors to identify and address quality issues.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

  • Assisting with hand or automated seeding
  • Planting plants or plugs by hand
  • Hand sticking plant cuttings
  • Spacing, grading, sorting, pinching, straightening, trimming, weeding and moving of plants
  • Picking plants for orders, loading carts, stickering UPCs, sleeving
  • Handing plants on irrigation lines
  • Identifying quality issues to Greenhouse Supervisor
  • Ensuring accuracy and efficiency while achieving productivity targets

What You Bring

  • Excellent people skills
  • Adaptability
  • self-directed
  • organizational skills
  • physically capable of manual labor
  • Ability to push, pull and lift up-to 50lbs
  • Detailed and goal orientated
  • Punctuality
  • Positive attitude
  • Working in all weather conditions
  • Basic understanding of plants is beneficial but not required
  • Production experience, preferably greenhouse related.

What We Offer

  • Competitive wages that reflect your experience and the work you bring
  • Flexible benefits for full-time staff — choose the coverage that works for you
  • RRSP matching to help you build toward your future
  • Belong to one of Western Canada's largest Greenhouses – join a high-performing team in a fast-moving environment
  • A workplace that's a little greener than most — literally
  • Generous employee discount
  • A team that takes care in what they grow – plants, people, and opportunities

Note: Incentive programs, benefits, and perks have eligibility requirements.

Our Values – GRIT

At Rainbow Greenhouses, we believe in GRIT — our shared values of Go for it, Rise to the challenge, Improve every day, and Tackle it together. Our team members bring these values to life through consistency, teamwork, and care in their craft.

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At Rainbow Greenhouses, we grow more than plants — we grow people.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Rainbow Greenhouses, we are an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, and promote based on qualifications and job requirements, without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital or family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.

We invest in our people and provide the support employees need to succeed and grow with us.

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Top Benefits

  • Flexible Benefits
  • RRSP Matching
  • Employee Discount