Food, Health Safety Coordinator

Overview

The Food, Health, & Safety Coordinator is responsible for conducting independent food safety and occupational health and safety inspections across all Legends food and beverage operations at Rogers Centre. This role functions as a front-line compliance authority, ensuring alignment with Ontario legislation, Toronto Public Health standards, and internal policies, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, due diligence, and operational accountability.

Compensation
Hourly Wage: $20.00

Vacancy Status This posting is for a new vacancy
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LEGENDS GLOBAL
Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services through our white-label approach.

Our network spans more than 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and welcoming 165 million guests annually. Our expertise includes feasibility and consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content and booking of world-class live events.

The Legends Global culture is built on respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to an inclusive environment where team members can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their careers.

Winning is an everyday mindset at Legends Global. We succeed together as one unified team.

The Role

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and ad-hoc food safety and occupational health and safety inspections across all food service, storage, production, and operational areas.
• Verify compliance with Ontario Food Premises Regulation (O. Reg. 493/17), Occupational Health and Safety Act, WSIB requirements, and Toronto Public Health standards.
• Identify, document, and classify hazards, non-conformances, and unsafe practices.

• Exercise the authority to immediately escalate and recommend suspension of unsafe food handling or work practices that pose an imminent risk to employees, fans, or public health.
• Ensure critical findings are communicated to operational leadership in real time.

• Participate in food safety, injury, illness, and near-miss investigations, including root-cause analysis.
• Track corrective-action implementation and verify effectiveness through follow-up inspections.

• Prepare and maintain inspection, investigation, and corrective-action documentation required for internal audits and regulatory reviews.
• Support Toronto Public Health, MLITSD, and WSIB inspections, including document production and follow-up actions.

• Deliver and document targeted food safety and workplace safety training sessions, including onboarding refreshers, seasonal campaigns, and retraining following non-compliance.

• Compile inspection metrics, trends, and risk summaries.
• Produce actionable reports identifying systemic risks, recurring deficiencies, and training gaps for management review.

• Collaborate with department leaders and the Food, Health and Safety Manager to strengthen compliance frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Complete additional duties and special projects assigned in support of the overall safety program.

• Strong working knowledge of Ontario food safety and occupational health legislation.
• Ability to independently identify, assess, and prioritize risk.
• Professional communication skills with the ability to coach, influence, and enforce standards without compromising relationships.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and documentation accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management capabilities across multiple concurrent inspection areas.

• Degree or diploma in Public Health, Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Safety, or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in food safety, workplace safety, compliance auditing, or regulatory inspection environments.
• Valid Food Handler Certification required; HACCP certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in hospitality, institutional food service, or high-volume food operations is an asset.
• Working knowledge of Ontario Food Premises Regulation (O. Reg. 493/17)
• Working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Working knowledge of WSIB injury reporting and documentation standards
• Working knowledge of Toronto Public Health inspection frameworks

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (up to approximately 5 hours) in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting light materials (clipboards, tablets, testing tools), and navigating confined back-of-house spaces.
• Regular exposure to temperature extremes (freezers, hot kitchens), wet or slippery floors, cleaning chemicals, high noise levels, and high-traffic areas.

The essential responsibilities of this position are outlined above and may be adjusted due to operational requirements or reasonable…