TSA Lead Transportation Security Supervisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave and federal holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Uniform allowance

Tuition support

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the Department of Homeland Security, seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer Leader in Cropsey, IL. You will supervise officers, oversee passenger, baggage, and cargo screening operations, assign work, and coordinate coverage to maintain security and efficiency.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in transportation-security operations and six months as a team lead.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience in supervising transportation-security operations.
• Experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor for at least six months.
• Review eligibility; TSA vacancies may be limited to current permanent or eligible temporary 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

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the Department of Homeland Security, seeks a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer Leader in Cropsey, IL. You will supervise officers, oversee passenger, baggage, and cargo screening operations, assign work, and coordinate coverage to maintain security and efficiency.

Applicants should have at least one year of specialized supervisory experience in transportation-security operations and six months as a team lead.