Onsite Airport Screening Ops Leader — Throughput & Security

Culmen International LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance (medical/dental/vision)

401k with 4% match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Training & Education

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International LLC in the United States is seeking an Airport Screening Operations Manager to lead day-to-day passenger and baggage screening operations at commercial airports nationwide. You will supervise STSOs and operational staff, maintain TSA compliance, optimize throughput, and drive strong performance while ensuring security and service quality.

The role reports to the Task Order Project Manager and requires onsite work, experience in aviation security, and a track record of

Qualifications

• 5+ years in aviation security, airport operations, security screening, or related operations management.
• Experience supervising large, shift-based workforces.
• Strong scheduling, workforce deployment, and performance management skills.
• Experience operating in a regulated security environment.
• Strong decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• US citizenship or national with ability to meet TSA suitability and access requirements.
• Ability to work onsite and support a 24/7 airport operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily passenger checkpoint and checked-baggage screening operations.
• Manage STSOs and supervisors, ensuring coverage across shifts.
• Develop and adjust schedules based on volumes, flight schedules, staffing, and screening requirements.
• Monitor wait times, throughput, staffing utilization, security effectiveness, and performance.
• Coordinate with TSA/FSD and airport stakeholders for daily requirements.
• Lead implementation of TSA procedures and directives.
• Identify risks, gaps, and workforce issues, implementing corrective actions.
• Support incident response, irregular operations, and surge staffing.
• Develop frontline supervisors and foster accountability, security, and customer service.
• Use data to identify improvement opportunities and drive performance.

Skills

Aviation security experience

Operations management

Staff supervision

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Regulated environment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Operational dashboards

Job description

Culmen International LLC in the United States is seeking an Airport Screening Operations Manager to lead day-to-day passenger and baggage screening operations at commercial airports nationwide. You will supervise STSOs and operational staff, maintain TSA compliance, optimize throughput, and drive strong performance while ensuring security and service quality.

The role reports to the Task Order Project Manager and requires onsite work, experience in aviation security, and a track record of