Lead Transportation Security Supervisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Kincheloe, MI, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to oversee screening operations, assign workloads, and lead teams across passenger, baggage, and cargo-screening functions.

The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations, with shifts potentially including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and overtime.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
• One year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations; six months of leadership experience.
• Review eligibility section of the vacancy announcement before applying.

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.
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement personnel, and TSA leadership when required.

Job description

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Kincheloe, MI, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to oversee screening operations, assign workloads, and lead teams across passenger, baggage, and cargo-screening functions.

The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations, with shifts potentially including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and overtime.