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• Extensive experience of XX years in screening passengers, personal items and bags at security checkpoints, using x-ray machines, wands and gloved pat-downs; verifying validity of passengers’ boarding documents and personal identification 
• Skilled in instructing passengers on how to prepare for screening (for example, by removing shoes, emptying pockets and removing certain items from bags to meet the requirements); informing passengers about how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate prohibited items 
• Acting with courtesy and respect, even when dealing with irate passengers and other stressful situations; verifying credentials of individuals in restricted spaces, and work closely with security personnel to ensure that suspicious or potentially dangerous persons are never out of sight 
• Adroit in exercising caution when handling suspicious bags and packages, calling for backup and following directions of security team and law enforcement agents; monitoring passenger flow through screening checkpoints to ensure order and efficiency 
• Knowledge of rules and regulations for transportation business; experienced in taking sound judgment and quick decisions; ability to calm down emergency situation by taking immediate measures; experienced in maintaining accurate and organized records 

Key Result Areas: 

• Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation 
• Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons; provide directions and respond to passenger inquiries 
• View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems 
• Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification 
• Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems 
• Perform pat-down or hand-held wand searches of passengers who have triggered machine alarms, who are unable to pass through metal detectors, or who have been randomly identified for such searches 
• Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur 
• Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment 
• Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through 
• Locate suspicious bags pictured in printouts sent from remote monitoring areas, and set these bags aside for inspection 
• Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them 
• Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives 
• Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors 
• Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items 
• Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios 
• Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment 
• Watch for potentially dangerous persons whose pictures are posted at checkpoints 
• Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists 
• Direct passengers to areas where they can pick up their baggage after screening is complete 
• Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over for disposal; inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items 

Key Highlights: 

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained???? Major assignments handled???? 
• Any unique initiative taken to improve customer satisfaction level? Any major accounts/clients handled??? 
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements???? 
   

Key Result Areas: 

• Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items; inform the public about policies, services or procedures
• Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems; confiscate prohibited or dangerous items
• Communicate  situation  details  to  appropriate  personnel; maintain  surveillance  of  individuals  or establishments; record information about suspicious objectsRequest emergency personnel; patrol properties to maintain safety
• Prevent unauthorized individuals from entering restricted areasExamine personal documentation to ensure that it is valid; block physical access to restricted areas
• Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel
• Locate suspicious objects or vehicles; determine operational procedures
• Communicate  situation  details  to  appropriate  personnel; search  individuals  for illegal  or  dangerous items; inspect cargo to identify potential hazardsExamine personal documentation to ensure that it is valid; inspect cargo to identify potential hazardsCommunicate situation details to appropriate personnel

Key Highlights: 

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained????Major assignments handled????
• Any unique initiative taken to improvecustomer satisfaction level?Any major accounts/clients handled??? 
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????