Airport Screening Operations Supervisor

TSA Careers Center; Kilgore (NE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Kilgore, TX seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO) to lead screening operations and supervise front-line staff. This full-time role involves coordinating staffing, ensuring compliance with TSA procedures, and guiding the team during routine operations and security incidents.

The STSO will oversee passenger and baggage screening, work assignments, and incident responses, with shifts that may include early mornings, evenings,

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Ability to supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers and coordinate staffing.
• Experience distributing workloads, coaching, and addressing routine workplace concerns.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers
• Oversee passenger, carry-on baggage, checked baggage, or cargo-screening operations
• Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate employee rotations and coverage
• Make security-based decisions using TSA procedures, operational information, observation, and professional judgment
• Review employee performance and provide coaching, instruction, and developmental feedback
• Approve leave and address routine employee or workplace concerns
• Respond to security incidents, checkpoint disruptions, and emergency situations
• Prepare operational briefings, checkpoint logs, incident reports, and management communications
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement personnel, and TSA leadership when required
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures, staffing plans, and airport operations

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Kilgore, TX seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO) to lead screening operations and supervise front-line staff. This full-time role involves coordinating staffing, ensuring compliance with TSA procedures, and guiding the team during routine operations and security incidents.

The STSO will oversee passenger and baggage screening, work assignments, and incident responses, with shifts that may include early mornings, evenings,