Senior Transportation Security Supervisor | Lead Ops

TSA Job Listings; Edgerton (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid leave and federal holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Edgerton, MO, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to manage security-screening operations and lead screening personnel across checkpoints and baggage areas.

The role requires coordinating staffing, making critical security decisions, and guiding teams through routine and high-pressure situations. Applicants should have relevant supervisory experience and meet federal employment requirements.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor for at least six months.

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

Judgment

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Edgerton, MO, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to manage security-screening operations and lead screening personnel across checkpoints and baggage areas.

The role requires coordinating staffing, making critical security decisions, and guiding teams through routine and high-pressure situations. Applicants should have relevant supervisory experience and meet federal employment requirements.