Senior Airport Screening Operations Lead

Culmen International, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance 100% paid (employee)

401k with 4% match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Training opportunities

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Culmen International, LLC is seeking an Airport Screening Operations Manager to lead day-to-day passenger and baggage screening operations at a 24/7 airport setting. You will supervise STSOs and supervisors, developing schedules and ensuring TSA compliance, throughput, and performance.

Strong leadership, scheduling expertise, and experience in a regulated security environment are required. The role requires onsite work and collaboration with TSA and airport stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressively responsible aviation security, airport operations, security screening, or comparable operational management experience.
• Demonstrated experience supervising large, shift-based workforces.
• Strong understanding of operational scheduling, workforce deployment, and performance management.
• Experience operating in a regulated security environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily passenger checkpoint and checked-baggage screening operations.
• Manage STSOs and other operational supervisors and maintain effective supervisory coverage across shifts.
• Develop and adjust operational schedules based on passenger volumes, flight schedules, staffing availability, and screening requirements.
• Monitor checkpoint wait times, throughput, staffing utilization, security effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Coordinate with TSA/FSD personnel and airport stakeholders on daily operational requirements.
• Implement new or revised TSA screening procedures and directives.
• Identify operational risks, performance gaps, and workforce issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support incident response, irregular operations, contingency staffing, and surge requirements.
• Develop frontline supervisors and reinforce accountability, professionalism, and customer service.
• Use operational data and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Aviation security management

Staff supervision

Scheduling & deployment

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Culmen International, LLC is seeking an Airport Screening Operations Manager to lead day-to-day passenger and baggage screening operations at a 24/7 airport setting. You will supervise STSOs and supervisors, developing schedules and ensuring TSA compliance, throughput, and performance.

Strong leadership, scheduling expertise, and experience in a regulated security environment are required. The role requires onsite work and collaboration with TSA and airport stakeholders.