Senior TSA Security Supervisor — Lead Screening Operations

TSA Careers Center; Bristow (OK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Overtime pay

Job summary

TSA Careers Center is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer in Bristow, OK. The role involves leading Transportation Security Officers and overseeing screening operations across multiple checkpoints as assigned at the Bristow airport location.

Ideal candidates have prior supervisory experience in transportation-security environments and can coordinate staffing, respond to incidents, and communicate effectively with airport partners.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• This leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible temporary 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, 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

TSA Careers Center is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer in Bristow, OK. The role involves leading Transportation Security Officers and overseeing screening operations across multiple checkpoints as assigned at the Bristow airport location.

Ideal candidates have prior supervisory experience in transportation-security environments and can coordinate staffing, respond to incidents, and communicate effectively with airport partners.