Senior Transportation Security Supervisor - Screening Ops

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid leave and federal holidays

Retirement with Thrift Savings Plan

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Savage, MD seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening operations and staff. You will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead TSOs, coordinate staffing, and uphold TSA procedures during routine and emergency situations.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, clear communication, and leadership across shifts. This is a fulltime position with pay between $25.00 and $50.00 per hour and federal benefits.

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.
• This experience should demonstrate the ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.
• The leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience. Applicants should review the eligibility section before applying.

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 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 emergencies
• 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

Staff management

Security operations

Coaching

Job description

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Savage, MD seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening operations and staff. You will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead TSOs, coordinate staffing, and uphold TSA procedures during routine and emergency situations.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, clear communication, and leadership across shifts. This is a fulltime position with pay between $25.00 and $50.00 per hour and federal benefits.