Transportation Security Operations Supervisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Tuition assistance

Transportation subsidies

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Bluffton, SC seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead teams across checkpoints. You will assign workloads, coordinate coverage, and ensure adherence to TSA procedures in a fast-paced security environment.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory security experience and six months in a leadership role. Shifts, overtime, and federal holiday coverage may be required.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must have at least six months experience as a work leader or supervisor.
• Review eligibility as described in the active TSA vacancy announcement.

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 Bluffton, SC seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead teams across checkpoints. You will assign workloads, coordinate coverage, and ensure adherence to TSA procedures in a fast-paced security environment.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory security experience and six months in a leadership role. Shifts, overtime, and federal holiday coverage may be required.