Optical Lab Technician FT Waco, TX #020

Eyemart Express; Waco (TX); Presencial; USD 36 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Matching 401k

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Licensing support

Advancement opportunities

Resumo da oferta

Eyemart Express is seeking an Optical Lab Technician to cut, edge, and create prescription lenses, ensuring customers receive their glasses promptly. Your precision and attention to detail will support our high standards of quality and service in a fast-paced store lab setting.

Experience is welcome but not required, as we offer training. The earning potential is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives, and we provide comprehensive benefits to keep you healthy while you grow with

Qualificações

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience working in a lab or technical setting.
• Experience in the optical industry preferred.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow technical manuals and protocols.

Responsabilidades

• Lab Work: Identify and operate basic optical lab equipment, meeting hourly deadlines.
• Prescription Management: Read and input prescription specs to ensure correct lens cutting.
• Maintenance: Keep lab area and equipment clean, organized, and serviced regularly.
• Operational Excellence: Manage multiple tasks across stations to maintain flow.

Conhecimentos

Lab experience

Technical manuals

Attention to detail

Prescriptions interpretation

Formação académica

High School Diploma or GED

Optical industry exposure

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Optical Lab Technician Full-Time

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 an Optical Lab Technician, you'll be responsible for cutting, edging, and creating prescription lenses to ensure customers receive their new glasses in a timely manner. Your technical skills and attention to detail will contribute to our high standards of quality and service. Experience is preferred but not required, as we are willing to train the right candidate.

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

Responsibilities

• Lab Work: 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.
• Operational Excellence: Perform multiple concurrent tasks at several different equipment stations to maintain acceptable job flow.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working in a lab or technical setting
• Experience working in the optical industry is preferred
• Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow technical manuals and protocols

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental 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.

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.