Senior Transportation Security Supervisor

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

Job summary

The Supervisory Transportation Security Officer role in Savage, MN oversees a team of Transportation Security Officers and Lead Officers, directing screening operations and coordinating staffing while upholding TSA procedures.

This full-time position requires leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to handle fast-moving security situations. Pay ranges from $25.00 to $50.00 per hour; shifts may include early mornings, nights, weekends, and overtime.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Qualifying experience is typically related to work performed by a Transportation Security Officer or Lead Transportation Security Officer and must meet the pay-band level specified in the vacancy announcement.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• The leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible temporary TSA employees.

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

The Supervisory Transportation Security Officer role in Savage, MN oversees a team of Transportation Security Officers and Lead Officers, directing screening operations and coordinating staffing while upholding TSA procedures.

This full-time position requires leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to handle fast-moving security situations. Pay ranges from $25.00 to $50.00 per hour; shifts may include early mornings, nights, weekends, and overtime.