Senior Transportation Security Supervisor — Lead & Operations

TSA Job Listings; Maple Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Tuition support

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) in Maple Rapids, MI to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role demands judgment, clear communication, and the ability to guide staff through routine and high-pressure security situations.

Responsibilities include supervising officers, coordinating staffing, ensuring proper screening procedures, and coordinating with airport partners.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• Citizenship and security-clearance requirements per TSA 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, 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

Supervision

Decision making

Communication

Team coordination

Job description

Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) in Maple Rapids, MI to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role demands judgment, clear communication, and the ability to guide staff through routine and high-pressure security situations.

Responsibilities include supervising officers, coordinating staffing, ensuring proper screening procedures, and coordinating with airport partners.