Airport Security Supervisor: Screening Ops Leader

Transportation Security Jobs; Eddyville (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Eddyville, IL, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and ensure secure, efficient operations at the airport. The role requires supervising officers across passenger and baggage screening, coordinating staffing, and making critical security decisions.

Officers must provide coaching, manage performance, and respond to incidents while maintaining strict TSA procedures and federal

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• 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, Eddyville, IL, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and ensure secure, efficient operations at the airport. The role requires supervising officers across passenger and baggage screening, coordinating staffing, and making critical security decisions.

Officers must provide coaching, manage performance, and respond to incidents while maintaining strict TSA procedures and federal