Airport Security Screener

Immediate interviews!  AM and PM Shifts available

This position will be 30 hours per week requiring full time availability for training. 

• First two weeks will require full-time availability for training.
• Full-time availability will also be required to attend the second half of Officer training and subsequent on-the-job training.

• $19.64/hour with a total compensation of $27.42 to include wages, benefits and a retirement plan! 
• $24.33/hour after one year of service

• Grow in a fulfilling career as an Airport Security Screener at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI) working alongside a team of aviation security professionals.  
• You will use your outstanding customer service and critical-thinking skills while ensuring passenger safety by identifying dangerous objects in baggage, cargo, and/ or on the passengers themselves, and preventing those objects from being transported aboard the aircraft.  

• Passenger and Baggage screening using various electronic imaging and screening equipment
• Perform critical safety tasks such as conducting pat-down searches, operating x-ray machines and hand-held wands
• Courteously communicate and interact with travelers, providing directions and responding to inquiries calmly.
• Lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds or assisting others in lifting
• Ability to stand and remain standing for periods of up to three hours
• Possess proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
• Ability to successfully complete required classroom and on-the-job training and certification exams 

• Ability to work any day, Monday – Sunday, and any shift between 12:00 AM and 11:59 PM

• Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)
• Pass a computerized assessment (pattern recognition and 2D/3D spatial reasoning)
• Pass and maintain required medical evaluations, including vision, hearing, and joint mobility
• Pass pre-employment drug screening and remain compliant throughout employment.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for a TSA Public Trust, including successful completion of post-offer background, criminal, and financial checks.
• Minimum Clearance to Start: Public Trust

• Hourly Wage: $19.64/hour with a total compensation of $27.42 to include wages, benefits and a retirement plan! 

• No prior experience is necessary.
• Receive on-the-job training to become a certified officer.  

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401K
• Vacation Leave | Sick Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Employer Paid Long | Short Term Disability
• Education & Professional Development Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Paid Training
• Service Awards

• Telecommute Option: None
• Relocation: Relocation is not provided.