Senior TSA Security Supervisor – Airport Ops

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

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers in Downs, Illinois. This full-time, on-site role requires leading screening operations, coordinating staffing, and ensuring TSA procedures are followed with sound judgment.

You will oversee checkpoint activities, assign work, review performance, and respond to incidents. Applicants typically have at least one year of specialized security experience and must meet federal

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

Job description

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers in Downs, Illinois. This full-time, on-site role requires leading screening operations, coordinating staffing, and ensuring TSA procedures are followed with sound judgment.

You will oversee checkpoint activities, assign work, review performance, and respond to incidents. Applicants typically have at least one year of specialized security experience and must meet federal