Lead TSA Security Supervisor — Impactful Airport Ops

TSA Job Listings; Town of Southampton (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal health, dental, vision

Paid leave and federal holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Tuition support

Job summary

Water Mill, NY-based position with the Transportation Security Administration seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and manage daily security operations at the airport.

You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, make security-based decisions, and drive improvements to screening procedures, with full-time federal benefits and a clear career path.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor for at least six months.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current TSA employees.

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.
• 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

Water Mill, NY-based position with the Transportation Security Administration seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and manage daily security operations at the airport.

You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, make security-based decisions, and drive improvements to screening procedures, with full-time federal benefits and a clear career path.