Glazing Technician

EssilorLuxottica; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

EssilorLuxottica in the United Kingdom seeks a laboratory technician to glaze, edge and inspect lenses to ISO standards and customer specifications. You will work with AS400 systems, coordinate with the Senior Laboratory Technician, and contribute to clean, safe production and despatch processes.

The role requires careful attention to detail, good communication, and a commitment to workplace safety and quality standards on site.

Qualifications

• Experience operating glazing and edging equipment to high standards.
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with laboratory staff.
• Fluent written and spoken English and adherence to site safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Glaze Essilor lenses to specified standards and KPIs while maintaining safety.
• Verify lenses against ISO aspect standards.
• Trace frames and block lenses to customer requirements and ISO standards.
• Edge and assemble frames on edger machines per customer specs.
• Conduct final inspection of finished spectacles per requirements and ISO standards.
• Liaise with Senior Laboratory Technician to complete daily tasks.
• Support despatch and maintain good housekeeping on site.
• Provide out-of-hours support for Saturday production and additional cleaning as required.
• Ensure PPE and H&S guidelines are followed and environmental procedures are respected.

Skills

Glazing and edging equipment

Good communication

Fluent English

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Tools

AS400

Job description

Glazing Essilor lenses to the specified standards to meet agreed KPI targets whilst maintaining a safe working environment.,

• Verification of all lenses against ISO aspect standards.
• Prioritising specific work against customer delivery service schedules.
• Tracing all frames and blocking all lenses to customer requirements and ISO standards.
• Edging and assembly of all frames on all edger machines to specific customer requirements.
• Final Inspection of all finished spectacles against customer requirements and specification and within ISO standards.
• Cleaning of all chillers filters and tanks.
• Understanding AS400 and rejecting incorrect orders to restart the process and flagging P&A orders into Customer Service holding. Completing Query pads correctly on orders and flagging into customer Service holding area on AS400.
• To liaise with Senior Laboratory Technician to ensure all Laboratory daily tasks are completed.
• Completing despatch function when required.
• Maintain good housekeeping within the workplace.
• To provide out of hours support for Saturday production and early cleaning filters as required., Work in line with duty of care to self/others and ensure H&S guidelines are followed in line with company policy
• Protect the H&S of visitors/contractors/external providers on site and ensure relevant guidelines are met
• Bring attention to hazards, risks, concerns, accidents or near misses
• Comply with any local PPE requirements
• Work in line with environmental and energy policies
• Ensure visitors/contractors/external providers meet relevant environment procedures while on site
• Bring attention to environmental hazards, risks and concerns
  Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what's possible., Excellent knowledge of glazing and edging equipment
• Good communication skills

DESIRABLE:

• Rimless glazing experience
• Optical knowledge
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, GCSE level or equivalent standard of education

LANGUAGES: Fluent written and spoken English
We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms. Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.