Senior TSA Supervisor: Lead Security & Checkpoint Ops

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

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Somerset, TX, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and oversee operations at assigned checkpoints.

As an STSO, you will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assign work, coordinate staffing, and respond to security incidents, ensuring procedures comply with TSA policies and security standards.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience supervising Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers.

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
• 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

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Operational oversight

Communication

Decision making

Job description

Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Somerset, TX, seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening teams and oversee operations at assigned checkpoints.

As an STSO, you will supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assign work, coordinate staffing, and respond to security incidents, ensuring procedures comply with TSA policies and security standards.