Optical Glazing Technician

Zest Business Group; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Free on-site parking

Training in specialist spectacle frame

Job summary

Zest Optical in Horsmonden, Kent is seeking an Optical Lab Technician or Glazing Technician for a hands-on role in a specialist glasses repair and lens reglazing workshop.

You will glaze and reglaze prescription lenses, check lens powers and finished spectacles for accuracy, assess damaged frames and learn repair techniques, and support the team with online orders and customer emails. A car is helpful due to rural location.

Qualifications

• Experience in optical lab or glazing.
• Understanding of prescription lenses and frames.
• Experience with Essilor, Nidek or Huvitz equipment is useful.
• Frame repair or rimless glazing experience is an advantage.
• Willing to learn repair techniques and work across the workshop.

Responsibilities

• Glaze and reglaze prescription lenses using equipment.
• Check lens powers, prescriptions and finished spectacles for accuracy.
• Assess damaged frames and learn specialist glasses repair techniques.
• Help process online orders and respond to customer enquiries, mainly by email.
• Support the team with occasional customer appointments and other workshop tasks.

Skills

Glazing skills

Lens inspection

Frame repair

Email communication

Tools

Essilor equipment

Nidek equipment

Huvitz equipment

Job description

Optical Lab Technician / Glazing Technician - Glasses Frame Repairs - Horsmonden, Kent

Salary: £27,000 to £30,000 FTE DOE, plus discretionary bonus

Hours: Monday to Friday, approximately 30 to 40 hours per week - Full or part time

Location: Horsmonden, Kent

Zest Optical is recruiting an Optical Lab Technician or Glazing Technician for a specialist glasses repair and lens reglazing workshop in Horsmonden, Kent.

This is a hands-on role combining prescription lens glazing with the opportunity to learn detailed spectacle frame repairs.The business works with customers and optical practices across the UK, repairing glasses that often cannot be fixed in a standard optical practice.

The role

• Glaze and reglaze prescription lenses using Essilor equipment
• Check lens powers, prescriptions and finished spectacles for accuracy
• Assess damaged frames and learn specialist glasses repair techniques
• Help process online orders and respond to customer enquiries, mainly by email
• Support the small team with occasional customer appointments and other workshop tasks

About you

You'll ideally have optical lab or glazing experience and a good understanding of prescription lenses and frames.Experience with Essilor, Nidek or Huvitz equipment would be useful, but the team can help you adapt to its systems.

Previous frame repair or rimless glazing experience would be an advantage, although neither is essential.You'll learn repair techniques from a highly experienced spectacle technician, including how to achieve repairs that are both secure and neat.

The team would also consider someone who has moved from a glazing role into optical retail, provided they have retained strong technical and lens knowledge.You'll need to enjoy practical work, take care with customers' eyewear and be willing to help across the business when needed.

What's on offer

• £27,000 to £30,000 FTE depending on experience, pro rata for reduced hours
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Monday to Friday working, with flexibility around start and finish times
• Approximately 30 to 40 hours per week, including the option of shorter days
• Free on-site parking
• Training in specialist spectacle frame repairs

The workshop is in a rural location, so access to a car is likely to be needed.

If you have optical glazing or lab experience and would like to develop specialist frame repair skills, we'd love to hear from you.