Airport Security Supervisor – Lead TSO & Operations

Transportation Security Jobs; White Cloud (KS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in White Cloud, KS seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations and oversee teams across checkpoints and related duties.

The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to manage shifts and emergencies while maintaining security procedures. This is a full-time position with opportunities to coordinate staffing and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience.
• Experience should demonstrate the ability to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.

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

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in White Cloud, KS seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations and oversee teams across checkpoints and related duties.

The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to manage shifts and emergencies while maintaining security procedures. This is a full-time position with opportunities to coordinate staffing and improve operational efficiency.