Senior Transportation Security Supervisor

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

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Sugar Grove, OH, seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to manage daily screening operations and staff across checkpoints. The role emphasizes leadership, decision-making under pressure, and coordination with airport and law-enforcement partners.

The position requires guiding a team of officers, ensuring adherence to TSA procedures, and maintaining high security and operational standards in a dynamic, round-the-clock environment.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Limitations include that leadership experience may have been earned during the same period as the specialized security experience.
• Many vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible TSA employees; review eligibility in the vacancy announcement.

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 and professional judgment
• Review employee performance and provide coaching 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 as required
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures and staffing plans

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Sugar Grove, OH, seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to manage daily screening operations and staff across checkpoints. The role emphasizes leadership, decision-making under pressure, and coordination with airport and law-enforcement partners.

The position requires guiding a team of officers, ensuring adherence to TSA procedures, and maintaining high security and operational standards in a dynamic, round-the-clock environment.