Senior Transportation Security Officer — Lead & Optimize Screenings

Transportation Security Jobs; Clyde (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave & holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement program

Tuition support

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Clyde, KS seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and oversee passenger and baggage operations at the airport. The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to coordinate staffing, enforce security procedures, and respond to incidents across shifts and holidays.

Applicants should be prepared for varying schedules and potential overtime.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor is preferred.
• Ability to distribute workloads, train employees, and monitor performance.

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

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Security procedures

Job description

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Clyde, KS seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and oversee passenger and baggage operations at the airport. The role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to coordinate staffing, enforce security procedures, and respond to incidents across shifts and holidays.

Applicants should be prepared for varying schedules and potential overtime.