Airport Security Supervisor - Lead TSA Ops

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave & holidays

Federal retirement program

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible spending accounts

Tuition assistance / education support

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration in Adamsburg, PA is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSOs) to supervise screening operations and lead Transportation Security Officers and Lead Officers. You will help coordinate staffing, assign work, and make security-based decisions to ensure accurate and consistent procedures.

This role requires sound judgment and clear communication, with the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations,

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor for at least six months.
• Eligibility considerations may prioritize current TSA employees depending on the vacancy.

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 in Adamsburg, PA is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSOs) to supervise screening operations and lead Transportation Security Officers and Lead Officers. You will help coordinate staffing, assign work, and make security-based decisions to ensure accurate and consistent procedures.

This role requires sound judgment and clear communication, with the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations,