Senior STSO: Lead Airport Security Operations

TSA Job Listings; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Tuition assistance

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Dearborn, MI, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to manage screening operations and lead teams at one or more checkpoints or baggage screening areas. The role requires coordinating staffing, making security-based decisions, and communicating with TSA leadership and airport partners.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in transportation-security and six months in a lead role.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must 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 (TSA) in Dearborn, MI, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to manage screening operations and lead teams at one or more checkpoints or baggage screening areas. The role requires coordinating staffing, making security-based decisions, and communicating with TSA leadership and airport partners.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in transportation-security and six months in a lead role.