Risk Operations Specialist Jobs in Hawaii

INTRODUCTION

Airgas is Hiring for an Area Operations Manager in Kapolei, HI!

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

PAY AND BENEFITS

• Pay: $115K–$130K, Auto Allowance, and Annual Bonus
• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Area Operations Manager provides strategic contribution, guidance, and operational oversight for production and distribution activities across all the Hawaiian Islands. Based at our primary facility on Oahu, this role balances regional safety, regulatory compliance, and efficiency. The manager optimizes task distribution and logistics based on statewide customer demand, inventory levels, and the unique strengths of our multi-island team.

Regional & Multi-Island Guidance & Contribution

• Statewide Oversight: Coordinates and guides plant operations, compressed gas production, and cylinder repackaging across all Hawaiian Islands.
• Oahu Base Operations: Oversees day-to-day operations at the primary Oahu hub while maintaining strong communication and alignment with outer-island facilities and teams.
• Logistics & Capacity Planning: Analyzes statewide production schedules and regional inventory to plan team capacity and ensure seamless supply chain flow between islands.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Plant Oversight: Safely maintains plant facilities and equipment for the pumping and repackaging of gases into cylinders.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensures strict adherence to federal, state (HIOSH), local, and company policies, procedures, and environmental regulations.
• Continuous Improvement: Introduces measures to advance production methods, equipment performance, and product quality while refining working conditions to boost efficiency.
• Records Management: Maintains accurate time and production records; manages and approves overtime at sustainable levels.

Safety & Risk Management

• Culture of Safety: Promotes safety regulations to protect our people, consistently prioritizing regular safety training, documentation, and compliance.
• Incident Response: Ensures proper investigation and reporting for all injuries and accidents within 24 hours.
• Facility Care: Maintains a neat, clean, and orderly plant appearance across all indoor and outdoor areas.

Team Development & Collaboration

• Collaborative Partnership: Supports and partners with supervisors across the islands to provide clear guidance, inspiration, and strategic direction.
• Performance & Coaching: Provides timely coaching and supportive feedback. Identifies, documents, and empowers individuals needing additional support to reach performance goals.
• Talent Management: Nurtures alignment, solves work-related problems, and manages employee relations (including grievances and career journey adjustments).
• Cross-Training: Champions the onboarding of new team members and cross-trains associates to maintain seamless production during personnel shortages.

Operational Management & Execution

• Ensures excellent standards for the regional plant locations' overall Safety, Quality, Service and Cost control.
• Guides and supports all operations personnel in accordance with company policies by hiring, training, motivating, planning and guiding work, supporting performance and building alignment on associate issues so that assigned performance targets are successfully met or advanced.
• Develops capital expenditure budget and coordinates capital expenditures once proper approvals have been received.
• Works with the regional safety officer to coordinate the procedures required for compliance with OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA, and state and local regulations and Union agreements.
• Creates, implements and revises, as needed, standard operational practices.
• Ensures adequate cylinder supply to meet customer needs.
• Reviews production orders and schedules to obtain product data such as types, quantities, specifications of products, and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan efficient and cost effective operations that meet customers’ product needs and customer satisfaction.
• Fosters alignment and understanding to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance complexities to ensure minimum costs and minimum delays.
• Assists with development of capital expenditure budget and coordinates capital expenditures once proper approvals have been received.
• Develops, implements and revises, as needed, standard operational practices.
• Compiles, stores, and analyzes production data and makes adjustments so that customer needs are met and customers are retained.
• Collaborates on and initiates plans to motivate team members to achieve goals; recommends and/or supports personnel actions.
• Ensures safety rules are strictly observed & safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted & documented, corrects unsafe practices or conditions without delay, promotes safety awareness of employees, and creates a mechanism in which the supervisors are actively participating and sharing responsibility.

ARE YOU A MATCH?

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Industry Experience: 10+ years of experience in an industrial gas/packaged gas plant environment, petrochemical, or related industries within operations, engineering, or related activities.
• Leadership Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role, with a background in General Management and Leadership roles within the Industrial Gas business.
• Teamwork: Extensive coordination experience working within a multi-team environment.
• Safety & Compliance: Significant training in and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory procedures (including OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA, and CGMP).
• Adaptability: Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to work flexible hours to meet customer needs and management expectations.
• Task Management: Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, remain detail-oriented, maintain good organizational skills, and effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to write routine business reports and correspondence, and effectively present information and respond to questions from associates, managers, customers, and the general public.
• Customer Service: Customer service-oriented with the ability to interact with the public in a professional manner.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in using the Google Suite of applications.
• Testing: Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Advanced Education: Degree in Engineering and/or an MBA.
• Methodologies: Working knowledge of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing practices.
• Software: Proficiency with SAP software.

The annual base salary range for this position in Hawaii is $115K–$130K. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Airgas considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

BENEFITS

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

ABOUT AIRGAS

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you’ll find a welcoming workplace where you’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career — whatever path you choose.