TSO Operations Leader - Security Screening & Team Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Tuition support

Uniform allowance

Transportation subsidies

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Sprague, NE is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer. You will supervise officers, oversee passenger and baggage screening operations, assign workloads, and coordinate staffing to ensure efficient, secure screening at the airport.

The role requires leadership experience, strong judgment, and the ability to act decisively in routine and emergency situations, with shifts that may include mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• This experience should demonstrate the ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.

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 Sprague, NE is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer. You will supervise officers, oversee passenger and baggage screening operations, assign workloads, and coordinate staffing to ensure efficient, secure screening at the airport.

The role requires leadership experience, strong judgment, and the ability to act decisively in routine and emergency situations, with shifts that may include mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and