Optical Lab Expeditor – Fast-Track Production

EssilorLuxottica; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

EssilorLuxottica is seeking an Expeditor to monitor and accelerate late, high-priority jobs in the optical lab. You will work with Operations, Customer Service, Quality, and offsite partners to resolve issues and improve workflow performance.

You will track, escalate, and resolve delays, tag and reroute jobs, and provide on-the-floor insights to prevent recurring delays, ensuring timely production commitments across lab teams and outsourced locations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of related manufacturing experience in lab settings preferred.
• Able to meet measurable standards in a dynamic production environment.
• Demonstrate good judgement and decision making.
• Problem solving abilities required.
• LMS experience such as Opti-facts, Commercial Opti-facts and/or DVI is a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and share daily reporting with lab leadership and department leads on all late/special attention jobs.
• Track daily actions on late/special job reports; escalate when needed.
• Investigate root causes and take corrective action on late jobs; tag, reroute, or escalate for production attention.
• Identify and physically expedite trays to the correct next department to maintain production flow.
• Walk-through of special jobs in the lab (e.g., VIP job, expensive frame).
• Set launch priorities based on late job status and other requests.
• Identify and report Orphanframes.
• Inform customer service if action is required on orders not launched or frame not received; communicate issues clearly.
• Monitor delayed-job workflows at outsource locations; provide centralized oversight.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Communication skills

Decision making

LMS experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Opti-facts

Commercial Opti-facts

DVI

Job description

EssilorLuxottica is seeking an Expeditor to monitor and accelerate late, high-priority jobs in the optical lab. You will work with Operations, Customer Service, Quality, and offsite partners to resolve issues and improve workflow performance.

You will track, escalate, and resolve delays, tag and reroute jobs, and provide on-the-floor insights to prevent recurring delays, ensuring timely production commitments across lab teams and outsourced locations.