Job Description:

• 1) Screens passengers and visitors for weapons, explosives, or other forbidden articles to prevent articles from being carried into restricted area of air terminal, performing any combination of following tasks: Greets individuals desiring to enter restricted area and informs them that they must be screened prior to entry.

• 2) Asks individual to empty contents of pockets into tray.

• 3) Examines contents of tray for forbidden articles and directs individual to pass through metal-detecting device.

• 4) Asks individual to remove metal articles from person if metal detector signals presence of metal, or uses hand held metal detector to locate metal item on person.

• 5) Places carry-on baggage or other containers onto x-ray device, actuates device controls, and monitors screen to detect forbidden articles.

• 6) Requests owner to open baggage or containers when x ray shows questionable contents.

• 7) Returns baggage and tray contents to individual if no forbidden articles are detected.

• 8) Notifies GUARD, SECURITY if forbidden articles are discovered or detector equipment indicates further search is needed.

• 9) May turn on power and make adjustments to equipment.

• 10) May perform duties of GUARD, SECURITY.

• 11) May screen boarding passengers against Federal Aviation Administration approved profile of aircraft hijackers.

• 12) May make reports.