Security Ops Lead: Transportation Screening Supervisor (Shift Flex)

TSA Careers Center; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in New Brunswick, NJ is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead security screening operations and to supervise front-line staff across screening checkpoints and related activities.

You will make determinations using TSA procedures, coordinate staffing rotations, review performance, and communicate with airport stakeholders to maintain security and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.

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 New Brunswick, NJ is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead security screening operations and to supervise front-line staff across screening checkpoints and related activities.

You will make determinations using TSA procedures, coordinate staffing rotations, review performance, and communicate with airport stakeholders to maintain security and efficiency.