Licensed Optician - Golden Horseshoe

Warby Parker; Hartsdale (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Paid sick leave

Retirement savings plan (401(k))

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Free eyewear

Job summary

A leading eyewear company is seeking skilled Opticians for a new store opening in Hartsdale. This role requires delivering exceptional customer service, assisting with eyewear fittings, and ensuring products meet optical standards. Ideal candidates are licensed and passionate individuals dedicated to customer satisfaction and teamwork. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered, including health, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Valid licensing for dispensing opticians in relevant states.
• Passion for eyewear and retail industries.
• Experience in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in meeting eyewear needs.
• Take measurements and fit eyewear accurately.
• Explain prescription terminology to customers.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Detail-oriented

Collaboration

Education

Licensed dispensing optician or ABO-certified optician

Job description

Overview

New Store Opening Warby Parker is searching for skilled and enthusiastic Opticians to join our growing team of in-house optical all-stars and play an integral part in what we’re all about—helping people see! In this role, you’ll become an expert in our brand and our glasses. Whether you’re helping longtime Warby Parker fans or first-time wearers, you’ll deliver extraordinary customer service to leave them excited and confident about our glasses. You’ll partner with motivated, collaborative individuals who take their work (but not themselves) seriously and you’ll expand your current skill set with career-advancing resources and benefits. Our ideal candidate is a lifelong learner who’s eager to help Warby Parker grow.

What you’ll do

• Work directly with customers to help meet all of their eyewear needs
• Take and record measurements, adjust and fit eyewear, and execute these details with flawless accuracy
• Check that our finished eyewear meets our optical standards, as well as customer requirements and requests
• Use your expertise to explain prescription terminology and product offerings to customers
• Work with your team to make sure all customers receive exceptional service
• Help customers choose the best frames and lenses based on their prescription needs, face fit, personal style, and lifestyle
• Collaborate with your team to form best practices for sales and customer service that can be implemented throughout the organization
• Represent our brand to help educate others and get them excited about our values and mission

Who you are

• A licensed dispensing optician in states that require a license (or an ABO-certified optician in non-licensing states)
• Passionate about the eyewear and retail industries
• A clear, effective, and professional communicator—you can break down technical terms for customers to easily understand
• Dedicated to going above-and-beyond to make customers and teammates happy
• An energetic, positive team player who can adapt in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment
• Extremely detail-oriented and capable of juggling a wide range of responsibilities
• Open-minded—you’re constantly learning and challenging what you know
• Someone who takes your work very seriously, but not yourself
• Not on the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees. For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation is thoughtfully determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and relevant market data. For applicable postings, non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay if you are required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Benefits

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation days per year
• Retirement savings plan (401(k))
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Short-term disability
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Optical Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for part-time employees:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Free eyewear
• Paid sick leave
• And more (just ask!)

Warby Parker will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including fair chance ordinances. If you are a California resident, please review the additional privacy disclosures available in Section 8 of our Privacy Policy regarding your rights under CPRA. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment. CO only: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on the apply-before date listed. We encourage interested candidates to apply through our career website.

About Us

Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. We are committed to reimagining what a company and industry can be, and to doing good in the world while delivering quality eyewear and vision care. Since 2010, we have pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies to help people see. We offer designer-quality glasses and contacts, eye exams and vision tests, and meet customers online, in stores, or at home. For every pair of glasses purchased, a pair is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program.