Lead Transportation Security Officer - Screening & Team

Transportation Security Jobs; Wolf Lake (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits (health, dental, life

Paid leave and federal holidays

Participation in federal retirement/Ts

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Wolf Lake, MN seeks a supervisory officer to lead Transportation Security Officers and oversee screening operations. You will assign work, coordinate coverage, review performance, and provide coaching, while making security-based decisions using TSA procedures and communicating with airport stakeholders.

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in security operations and be prepared for

Qualifications

• Experience: at least one year supervising transportation-security operations; related to TSA roles.
• Leadership: ability to assign workloads, train staff, maintain records.
• Eligibility: U.S. citizen or national; background check; security clearance requirements.

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 Wolf Lake, MN seeks a supervisory officer to lead Transportation Security Officers and oversee screening operations. You will assign work, coordinate coverage, review performance, and provide coaching, while making security-based decisions using TSA procedures and communicating with airport stakeholders.

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in security operations and be prepared for