Senior Transportation Security Supervisor | Lead Ops & Staff

Transportation Security Jobs; Elizabeth (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Paid leave & holidays

Retirement program

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Elizabeth, PA seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations at the airport. This role supervises officers, coordinates staffing, and ensures security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

The position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating staffing.
• Ability to make security-based decisions per TSA procedures.

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 skills

Decision making

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Elizabeth, PA seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations at the airport. This role supervises officers, coordinates staffing, and ensures security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

The position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations.