MAJOR DUTIES:

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: You will perform a variety of duties related to providing security and protection of air travelers, airports and aircraft. As a TSO, you may be required to perform passenger screening, baggage screening or both. You are expected to perform all of these duties in a courteous and professional manner. The principle duties and responsibilities include the following:
-Performing security screening of persons, including tasks such as: hand-wanding (which includes the requirement to reach and wand the individual from the floor to over head), pat-down searches, and monitoring walk-through metal detector screening equipment;
-Performing security screening of property, including the operation of x-ray machines to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers; and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft;
-Controlling entry and exit points;
-Continuously improving security screening processes and;
-Continuously improving own performance through training and development.
TSOs MUST be willing and able to:
-Repeatedly lift and carry up to 70 pounds;
-Continuously stand between one (1) to four (4) hours without a break to carry out screening functions;
-Communicate with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries in a professional and courteous manner;
-Maintain focus and awareness and work within a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery, and people, distractions, time pressure, disruptive and angry passengers, and the requirement to identify and locate potentially life threatening devices and devices intended on creating massive destruction; and
-Make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.