Airport Security Leadership: Supervisory TSA Officer

TSA Job Listings; Garards Fort (PA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Garards Fort, PA seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to oversee screening operations and staff at one or more checkpoints. The role requires coordinating shifts, maintaining safety standards, and guiding teams in routine and emergency situations.

You will supervise Officers andLead Officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure procedures are followed with sound judgment and clear communication. This is a full-time, on-site posting.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation‑security operations.
• Must have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible temporary TSA employees.

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

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Decision‑making

Job description

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Garards Fort, PA seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to oversee screening operations and staff at one or more checkpoints. The role requires coordinating shifts, maintaining safety standards, and guiding teams in routine and emergency situations.

You will supervise Officers andLead Officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure procedures are followed with sound judgment and clear communication. This is a full-time, on-site posting.