Senior TSA Supervisor: Lead Screening & Operations

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Peotone, IL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure compliance with TSA procedures in a fast-moving security environment.

Applicants typically have at least one year of specialized security experience and prior leadership roles. This full-time position offers federal benefits and varied shifts, including mornings,

Qualifications

• Experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Ability to distribute workloads and coach staff.
• Strong communication and judgment under security conditions.

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 and information
• Review performance and provide coaching and feedback
• Approve leave and address routine employee concerns
• Respond to security incidents and disruptions
• Prepare operational briefings, logs, and reports
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders and TSA leadership
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures and staffing plans

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Operational coordination

Security procedures

Communication

Job description

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Peotone, IL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure compliance with TSA procedures in a fast-moving security environment.

Applicants typically have at least one year of specialized security experience and prior leadership roles. This full-time position offers federal benefits and varied shifts, including mornings,