Position: Grower Helper – Section Grower
Department: Growing
Location: Chilliwack & Iron Springs
Wage: $18.25–$22.00/hour
About Rainbow Greenhouses
Rainbow Greenhouses supplies national retailers and independent growers across North America with year-round live goods. With over 5 million sq. ft. of greenhouse space in BC and Alberta, we operate advanced, resource-efficient growing systems powered by skilled, hands-on teams. Our workforce scales seasonally from 500 to 1,000+ employees across multiple provinces. At Rainbow, we grow plants, people, and partnerships with long-term success in mind.
About the Opportunity
The Grower Helper – Section Grower Intern is a Growing department internship focused on hands-on greenhouse crop production. Working closely with the Section Grower or Head Grower, this intern will support daily crop care activities while contributing to a crop improvement project – gaining exposure to production practices, crop monitoring, and trial-based decision-making.
Key Priorities
Primary Internship Project
Interns will participate in a crop improvement initiative tied directly to production outcomes.
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What You Bring
What We Offer
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 pride in their craft.
Apply Today
If you're hands-on, curious, and ready to learn greenhouse crop production from the ground up, we welcome your application. At Rainbow Greenhouses, we grow more than plants – we grow people.
Belonging Statement
At Rainbow Greenhouses, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity, promote equity, and foster a culture of belonging where every employee feels valued and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for everyone.
We're a full-service horticultural producer delivering live plants and value-added solutions to major retailers and independent partners across Western Canada and the Northwestern United States.
Rainbow started in 1985 as a family-led greenhouse guided by the Vander Waal's commitment to quality, relationships, and long-term growth. Today, with the confidence of our retail partners, the dedication of our teams, and the continued support of our customers, we continue to expand our operations.
We produce ornamental annuals, perennials, tropical foliage, indoor flowering plants, vegetable starters, and cut flowers on a commercial scale, using advanced systems across every stage of production. Spanning more than five million square feet of growing space in British Columbia and Alberta, our teams combine decades of horticultural expertise with precision systems that emphasize efficiency and deliver consistent results at scale.
We continue to innovate through automation, fertigation, and integrated pest management practices. These advancements help us support our teams, protect resources, and deliver high-quality plants year-round. Every system, from propagation and cultivation to distribution and merchandising, has been refined to provide our retail partners with a complete, full-service approach.
Our mission is to grow opportunities for plants, people, and partnerships. That means cultivating careers, building trusted relationships, and maintaining practices that strengthen both our operations and the resources we depend on.
Rainbow’s people-centered culture reflects our GRIT values: Go for it, Rise to the challenge, Improve every day, and Tackle it together. Across all facilities, we’re focused on continuous improvement, shared success, and advancing modern horticulture through efficiency and teamwork.
Explore how reliability, innovation, and collaboration define what we do every day.
