Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 14,104 - 20,087; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday including Bank holidays

Birthday day off

Enhanced company sick pay

Job summary

A leading optical retailer in Greater Lincolnshire is seeking a proactive Optical Assistant who can deliver exceptional customer service and has previous optical experience or fast-paced retail background. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £12.41 per hour, comprehensive training, and various perks including holiday and enhanced sick pay. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, team-oriented, and open to learning new skills to enrich their career in optics.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant preferred.
• Experience in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Passion for providing excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Be the friendly face in the store interacting with customers.
• Support the team during busy periods, especially at Crown Point store.
• Assist in dispensing optical products.

Skills

Previous optical experience

Customer service skills

Ability to use IT systems

Teamwork

Excellent communication skills

Job description

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

Our store

Based on Albion Street, Leeds, our store is looking for someone with previous optical experience that can dispense up to Multi focal, or, somebody with a proven track record of working in fast-paced retail environments with excellent customer service skills, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• Full time 37.5 hours - Will include a weekend day
• Salary - £12.41 per hour
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• 28 days holiday including Bank holiday
• Birthday day off
• Enhanced company sick pay after passing 3 month probation
• An opportunity to also support the team at Crown Point store

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as an Optical Assistant. These include:

• Previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant or...
• Previous retail experienced in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier
• Great teamwork
• A good initiative
• Confidence in using IT systems
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).

Find out more

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics or Audiology business
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!