Airport Security Operations Supervisor

TSA Careers Center; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 29,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition support

Transportation subsidies

Uniform allowance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Sparks, NV seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead a team across passenger and baggage screening operations. The role requires directing daily screening activities, coordinating staffing, and making security-based decisions in fast-moving environments.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized security supervision experience and six months in a leadership role.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• At least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status.

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

Supervision

Communication

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Sparks, NV seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead a team across passenger and baggage screening operations. The role requires directing daily screening activities, coordinating staffing, and making security-based decisions in fast-moving environments.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized security supervision experience and six months in a leadership role.