Senior TSA Security Supervisor — Lead Screening Ops

TSA Careers Center; Birch Tree (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Uniform allowance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, in Birch Tree, MO, is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to supervise screening operations and lead teams at the airport. The role involves overseeing passenger and baggage screening, assigning workloads, and ensuring timely coverage across shifts.

The position requires experience in security leadership, familiarity with TSA procedures, and the ability to make quick, sound decisions while coordinating

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, in Birch Tree, MO, is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to supervise screening operations and lead teams at the airport. The role involves overseeing passenger and baggage screening, assigning workloads, and ensuring timely coverage across shifts.

The position requires experience in security leadership, familiarity with TSA procedures, and the ability to make quick, sound decisions while coordinating