Senior TSA Security Supervisor: Lead Screening Ops (Harlem)

TSA Careers Center; Harlem (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Career development

Paid leave & holidays

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Harlem, GA is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and oversee efficient passenger and baggage screening operations.

The role requires strong judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine and security incidents, with shifts possibly including mornings, evenings, Overnights, weekends, and federal holidays.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• Many Supervisory TSO 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, 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 in Harlem, GA is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to lead screening teams and oversee efficient passenger and baggage screening operations.

The role requires strong judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine and security incidents, with shifts possibly including mornings, evenings, Overnights, weekends, and federal holidays.