Senior TSA Supervisor — Lead & Improve Screening Ops

Transportation Security Jobs; Lancaster (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Lancaster, WI, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to manage screening operations and lead teams at the airport. The role requires overseeing passenger and baggage screening, coordinating staffing, and making security-driven decisions in routine and high-pressure situations.

Applicants should have prior supervisory experience in transportation-security operations and meet the pay-band

Qualifications

• Experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must meet pay-band level specified in vacancy announcement.
• Candidates should have at least six months of experience as a work leader or supervisor.

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, Lancaster, WI, is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to manage screening operations and lead teams at the airport. The role requires overseeing passenger and baggage screening, coordinating staffing, and making security-driven decisions in routine and high-pressure situations.

Applicants should have prior supervisory experience in transportation-security operations and meet the pay-band