Senior Transportation Security Lead - Screen Ops

TSA Careers Center; Glocester (RI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid leave and federal holidays

Federal retirement program and Thrift

Flexible spending accounts

Career-development opportunities

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Harmony, RI is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role involves coordinating shifts, making security-based decisions, and ensuring effective performance and training.

Ideal candidates have proven leadership experience in security operations and can manage incidents, communications, and stakeholder coordination across the checkpoint and airport environment.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• 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, information, observation, and 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 emergencies.
• Prepare operational briefings, checkpoint logs, incident reports, and management communications.
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement, and TSA leadership when required.
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures, staffing plans, and airport operations.

Skills

Supervision

Team leadership

Operational coordination

Decision making

Coaching

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Harmony, RI is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role involves coordinating shifts, making security-based decisions, and ensuring effective performance and training.

Ideal candidates have proven leadership experience in security operations and can manage incidents, communications, and stakeholder coordination across the checkpoint and airport environment.