Senior Transportation Security Supervisor (Varied Shifts)

TSA Job Listings; New Jersey; On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Neptune, NJ is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and manage daily operations at a busy airport checkpoint. This full-time role requires coordinating staff, upholding TSA procedures, and guiding security decisions in routine and high-pressure situations.

You will oversee officers and collaborate with airport stakeholders to ensure efficient and compliant screening processes, with a focus on safety and customer

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Candidates should have at least six months of experience as a work leader or supervisor.
• Many STSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible TSA employees.

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, instruction, and 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.

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Neptune, NJ is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and manage daily operations at a busy airport checkpoint. This full-time role requires coordinating staff, upholding TSA procedures, and guiding security decisions in routine and high-pressure situations.

You will oversee officers and collaborate with airport stakeholders to ensure efficient and compliant screening processes, with a focus on safety and customer