Lead Optical Lab Technician FT Virginia Beach, VA #251

Eyemart Express; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Matching

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Licensing support & advancement

Job summary

Eyemart Express in Virginia Beach, VA is seeking a Lead Optical Lab Technician to oversee lab operations, ensure accurate prescription lens production, and maintain equipment with a focus on timely delivery. The role emphasizes leadership, quality control, and collaboration across shifts.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED and 2–5 years in a lab or technical setting, specifically in the optical industry.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2-5 years of experience in a lab or technical setting.
• Experience in the optical industry required.

Responsibilities

• Lab leadership: lead the lab team and manage workflow to meet hourly deadlines.
• Prescription management: read and input prescriptions to ensure proper lens cutting.
• Maintenance: keep lab area and equipment clean, safe, and calibrated, with scheduled maintenance.
• Operational excellence: multitask across stations, complete reporting forms promptly.
• Team collaboration: work with colleagues and assist in moving heavy equipment when needed.

Skills

Lab experience

Optical industry

Leadership

Quality control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Career Opportunities with Eyemart Express

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Lead Optical Lab Technician FT Virginia Beach, VA #251

30 years ago, Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else, with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses — our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and improve lives by helping people see better.

As a Lead Optical Lab Technician, you will be responsible for leading the lab team in cutting, edging, and creating prescription lenses to ensure customers receive their new glasses promptly. Your leadership skills, technical expertise, and attention to detail will be key to maintaining our high standards of quality and service.

Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives.

Responsibilities:

Lab Leadership: Identify and work with basic optical laboratory equipment, tools, supplies, and materials. Consistently adhere to hourly deadlines for finishing jobs.

Prescription Management: Correctly read and interpret prescription specifications and input into the computer to ensure lenses are cut properly.

Maintenance: Maintain the lab area and equipment in a safe and organized manner. Perform daily, weekly, and monthly lab equipment maintenance as scheduled and in accordance with lab/equipment manual specifications.

Operational Excellence: Perform multiple concurrent tasks at several different equipment stations to maintain acceptable job flow. Fill out all assigned reporting forms in a timely manner.

Team Collaboration: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees. Assist in moving heavy lab equipment when necessary.

Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED

2-5 years of experience working in a lab or technical setting

Experience working in the optical industry is required

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Matching 401k
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Fully paid benefits to maintain licensing requirements and opportunities for advancement

At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life.

If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, Eyemart Express is where your career takes off.

This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire.

For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.