Transportation Security Officer. Memphis LilyLifestyle

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Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Their duties may also extend to securing high‑profile events, important figures, and any activities that include or impact our transportation systems.

Information about the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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The salary range for Memphis, TN (MEM – Memphis International Airport) is $46,105 to $56,844 per year or $22.09 to $27.24 per hour and includes locality pay of 17.06 %.

This Transportation Security Officer (TSO) position is located in the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The TSO will provide security and protection of air travelers, airports, and aircraft in a courteous and professional manner. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Operating various screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft.
• Performing searches and screening, which may include physical interaction with passengers (e.g., pat‑downs, search of property, etc.), conducting bag searches and lifting/carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50 lb.
• Controlling terminal entry and exit points.
• Interacting with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries.
• Maintaining focus and awareness while working in a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery and people, crowd distractions, time pressure, and disruptive and angry passengers, in order to preserve the professional ability to identify and locate potentially life‑threatening or mass‑destruction devices, and to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.
• Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills, necessary to mitigate actual and potential security threats, by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches. This may include application of risk‑based security screening protocols that vary based on program requirements.
• Retaining and implementing knowledge of all applicable Standard Operating Procedures, demonstrating responsible and dependable behavior, and being open to change and adapting to new information or unexpected obstacles.

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If a sufficient number of applications are received, the announcement may close before the published closing date.

Employees occupying frontline positions, i.e., individuals occupying positions that involve contact with the traveling public on a regular and recurring basis, may be required to wear TSA‑approved and issued personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE includes TSA‑issued surgical masks, face shields, and nitrile gloves. At TSA, the health and safety of our employees is a top priority.

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• Maintain physical agility to ensure ability to squat and bend.
• Ability to repeatedly lift and manipulate baggage, containers, weighing approximately 50 lb and other objects subject to security processing.
• Ability to walk up to…