Senior Transportation Security Supervisor

TSA Job Listings; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Career development opportunities

Uniform allowance

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Aurora, IL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations and oversee teams across passenger and baggage screening at the airport. You will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assign work, and coordinate staffing to ensure efficiency and security.

Applicants should have relevant supervisory experience and be prepared for varied shifts and overtime as required.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates should have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor, showing ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.

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 Aurora, IL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations and oversee teams across passenger and baggage screening at the airport. You will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assign work, and coordinate staffing to ensure efficiency and security.

Applicants should have relevant supervisory experience and be prepared for varied shifts and overtime as required.