Transportation Officer/ Lieutenant

Trailboss Enterprises•Del Rio, TX

About The Position

The Transportation Officer/Lieutenant supervises Transportation Officers during a scheduled shift and may also perform Transportation Officer duties. The role involves detention, safeguarding, security, and escort of immigration-law violators; surveillance of detainees; maintaining order and discipline; attending to detainees’ shelter, meals, and physical well-being; and counseling detainees on personal matters. Duties may include guarding detainees at deportation or exclusion hearings, identifying potential health, safety, security, or discipline concerns, supervising voluntary work details, and encouraging participation in organized recreation. The position coordinates and oversees staff, work assignments, dispatching, vehicle and equipment checks, and operational procedures. It includes reporting and documenting incidents, conducting post checks, preparing disciplinary reports, and handling the issue, security, and accounting of firearms and ammunition. When assigned to airport transports, the officer escorts and guards detainees through flight departure or arrival procedures and documents transfers. Transportation oversight includes ensuring driver and motor-carrier compliance with applicable regulations; maintaining and auditing driver and vehicle records; conducting vehicle inspections; ensuring maintenance, safety equipment, and required transport supplies are in order; and verifying that drivers have valid commercial licenses and medical certificates. The officer also ensures detainees are searched, restrained, monitored, and transported in accordance with Performance-Based National Detention Standards, and that required paperwork and baggage or valuables inventories are handled appropriately.

Requirements

Must be a United States citizen.
Must have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must have at least one year of experience as a law enforcement officer or military policeman, or six months of experience as a security officer performing functions related to detaining civil or administrative detainees.
Must have at least two years of experience as a detention supervisor or two years of experience as a Corrections Transport Supervisor.
Must have a clear criminal history, with no felonies or Class A misdemeanors.
Must have and maintain a current, valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with passenger and air brake endorsements; a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with passenger endorsement is acceptable.
Must maintain a safe driving record.
Must have and maintain a valid Texas State Level 3 Armed Guard permit.
Must pass a background investigation and obtain a security clearance.
Must be able to write clear, concise, organized, complete, accurate, and factual reports using acceptable grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Must be able to communicate in English using complex sentences and convey details or important spoken instructions accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
Must understand and apply written and verbal orders, rules, and regulations.
Must meet stated hearing and visual acuity standards, with or without correction.
Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, and grasp, and perceive object attributes such as size, shape, and temperature.
Must frequently and regularly move wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Must occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force, including when using force or restraint techniques.
Must be able to adapt to temperature changes, including extreme heat.

Responsibilities

Observe, supervise, instruct, coordinate, evaluate, and participate in the work of subordinate Transportation Officers.
Inspect officers’ dress, appearance, credentials, and readiness at the beginning of each shift.
Schedule, prioritize, and assign daily work; make team assignments based on workload.
Ensure officers are properly dispatched, conduct vehicle and equipment checks, and complete assigned tasks.
Evaluate procedures and personnel, implement corrective actions, and assist in developing more efficient operating methods.
Provide a daily muster pass to staff.
Immediately report incidents to the Transportation Coordinator and Program Manager, prepare supplemental reports as needed, and assist with investigations.
Conduct and provide written post checks for all posts on shift.
Prepare employee disciplinary reports and forward them through the Transportation Coordinator to the Program Manager for adjudication.
Issue weapons and ammunition, safeguard them, account for them each shift, and ensure they are cleared and secured for turn-in.
When assigned to airport transports, escort and guard detainees, monitor departure and arrival procedures, verify aircraft departure or custody transfer, and report the transfer in writing.
Ensure drivers and motor carriers comply with Department of Transportation regulations and submit driver reports in accordance with the Transport Manual and applicable regulations.
Report transportation and administrative mileage by vehicle to the Program Manager.
Attend and ensure compliance with state and federal safety audits and inspections.
Audit and maintain driver records, provide driver instruction or counseling, and ensure required vehicle logs, inspection reports, and hours-of-service documents are properly completed.
Ensure compliance with random and annual drug and alcohol screening requirements, provide driver history information when requested, and enforce the driver safety program.
Inspect all transport vehicles at least weekly and ensure required transport equipment and documentation are present in vehicles.
Prepare service-due reports; ensure scheduled and required vehicle maintenance is completed and vehicle repair records are maintained.
Ensure in-service buses have master switches turned off daily and that vehicle safety equipment is operational.
Ensure buses not in service are started and driven for one hour weekly.
Verify before dispatch that drivers have current, valid commercial licenses with required endorsements and a current medical certificate; inspect credentials before departure.
Ensure required detainee documentation is provided to transport drivers before departure.
Maintain copies of fuel and repair tickets for reporting and forward original receipts to the Program Manager.
Use vehicles equitably to achieve similar mileage among vehicles.
Ensure detainees are prepared and transported in accordance with Performance-Based National Detention Standards, including searches, restraints, behavioral monitoring, transfer paperwork, and baggage or valuables inventory checks.
Advise a supervisor at least 45 days before a Commercial Driver’s License or medical certificate expires.
Perform other duties as directed by the Transportation Coordinator.