Responsibilities
- Producing customer orders from scratch
- Interpreting optical prescriptions and drawings
- Correcting faults and re‑assembling glasses
- Carrying out testing and adjustments
- Preparing and maintaining materials and equipment
- Ensuring the highest quality assured product, communicating with colleagues, managers, and the public – verbal, written or electronic – using industry terminology
- Identifying hazards and risks in the workplace: PPE, COSHH, manual handling
- Using tools and equipment required to manufacture optical products (lenses, frames and component parts)
- Identifying, organising and using resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, priority and environmental impact
- Calibrating and maintaining optical equipment and tools to supplier guidelines and MDD specifications, such as blockers, tracers, lens curve generators, coating equipment or focimeters
- Applying quality assurance principles and procedures and recording outcomes for completed orders
- Identifying products, their classification and any impact on manufacturing or quality (e.g., engravings on safety glasses, remarking progressives)
- Monitoring stock levels and rotating stock
- Collecting and using data on productivity and quality to improve processes and staff training
- Preparing component parts for manufacturing or treatment
- Manufacturing component parts to complete the manufacturing or treatment process
- Using information and digital technology, complying with data protection and cyber‑security regulations and policies
- Applying standard operating procedures (SOPs) for optical products
- Applying repair practices and techniques to optical products
- Selecting tools and equipment to manufacture and repair optical products
- Planning work sequence to support the effective use of time and resources in the manufacturing process
- Producing customer orders from online, telephone and face‑to‑face requests
- Checking and calibrating tools and equipment
- Interpreting work instructions including optical prescriptions and manufacturer's guidance for component parts
- Conducting supplier and credit processes
- Applying safe systems of work and control measures
- Applying health and safety procedures in compliance with regulations and standards
- Applying team‑working principles
Training schedule
- Level 3 – Spectacle Maker Apprenticeship
- Daily on‑the‑job training in store – no college required
- Full‑time, 5 out of 7 days
- Training provider: Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths must achieve this level prior to the end‑point assessment
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths (grade 9‑4, A‑C)
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Logical thinking
Other requirements
- Must be able to travel to the store location daily and consider the salary and benefits
Specsavers is a truly talented organisation and the world's largest privately‑owned optical group in the world. We have over 1,845 stores operating in over 10 countries, boasting over 37,000 colleagues worldwide. We are a revolutionary, dynamic, family business, continuing to go from strength to strength and proud of it.
Benefits
- Earn a salary whilst learning new skills
- Structured career opportunities for the future
- Get experience of full‑time work and enjoy paid holidays
- Work for a friendly employer who values you
- Receive comprehensive and structured training
- Learn transferable as well as job‑specific skills