Posted 9 days ago
Health & Safety Coordinator (Retail Operations)
@ IKEA
Etobicoke, Ontario
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Overview
IKEA is hiring a Health & Safety Coordinator for Retail Operations, officially titled Unit Business Risk & Compliance Specialist. The role identifies and mitigates safety, security and compliance risks, supports incident investigations and training, and reports on incident trends. The posting states a starting salary of 22.76 CAD.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, assess and mitigate operational, safety, security and compliance risks
- Support incident prevention, investigations and corrective action planning
- Facilitate compliance, safety and risk training
- Monitor and report incidents and trends
- Support emergency preparedness and security activities
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years in risk, compliance, security, or health and safety
- Valid First Aid & CPR certification
- Valid Ontario Security Guard Licence
- Defensive Tactics certification (asset)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Tools & skills
Retail operationsRisk managementRegulatory complianceFirst AidCPRSecurity guard licenceStakeholder managementDecision makingData protectionHealth and safety
Benefits mentioned
DentalVisionLife insuranceRetirement planEmployee assistanceParental leave
Source and dates
Source type not verified · talentbrew
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-29
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | First Aid, CPR, Ontario Security Guard Licence, Defensive Tactics |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Wellness |
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IKEA
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 46 |
Job description
Job ID: 374241
Date posted: 28/10/2026
What you'll need to have
'- Minimum 2 years of experience in Risk Management, Compliance, Security, Health & Safety, or a related field.
- Valid First Aid & CPR certification.
- Valid Ontario Security Guard Licence.
- Defensive Tactics certification is an asset.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of risk management, safety practices, and compliance requirements.
A day in your life with us
'- Promote a culture of risk awareness and support risk-informed decision-making across the unit.
- Provide guidance on Ingka policies, procedures, and local legislation to maintain a safe and secure environment.
- Support and facilitate the completion of required compliance, safety, and risk-related training.
- Identify, assess, and help mitigate operational, safety, security, and compliance risks.
- Support incident prevention, investigations, and corrective action planning.
- Monitor, track, and report incidents involving co-workers, customers, and visitors to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Partner with leaders and co-workers to strengthen compliance, safety, and business resilience.
- Support emergency preparedness and security-related activities to protect people, assets, and the IKEA brand.
About this work area
You could think that we have supernatural powers, but the truth is that our team is really great at putting our insights together to detect potential risks early on. We’re a diverse group of people who work together to protect and strengthen the IKEA brand through our laser focus on risk management, data protection, compliance, business operations, health and safety. Thanks to us our assets, co-workers, visitors and customers can feel safe. At least we think that’s pretty cool!
Why you will love us
Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:
• Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
• RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
• Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)
In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Unit Business Risk & Compliance Specialist
The starting rate/ salary for this position is 22.76 CAD
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