Senior Transportation Security Officer — Airport Supervisor

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

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to manage screening operations at Elton, PA. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently under normal and emergency conditions.

This full-time position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine duties and fast-moving security situations.

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.
• Ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.
• Experience may have been gained while the candidate was a TSA employee.

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 seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to manage screening operations at Elton, PA. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently under normal and emergency conditions.

This full-time position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine duties and fast-moving security situations.