Lead Transportation Security Officer – Guide Airport Screenings

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Unionville, IA is hiring Supervisory Transportation Security Officers. The role oversees passenger and baggage screening operations, coordinating staffing and leading a team to maintain security procedures with sound judgment and clear communication.

This full-time position requires supervisory experience and the ability to manage in fast-moving operations, while ensuring policy compliance and safety across multiple screening checkpoints as needed.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• Experience should demonstrate the ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.

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 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 (TSA) in Unionville, IA is hiring Supervisory Transportation Security Officers. The role oversees passenger and baggage screening operations, coordinating staffing and leading a team to maintain security procedures with sound judgment and clear communication.

This full-time position requires supervisory experience and the ability to manage in fast-moving operations, while ensuring policy compliance and safety across multiple screening checkpoints as needed.