Optician

Gustavo A Gonzalez; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail optical company in Monterey is seeking an Optician to enhance guest experience and drive sales growth. Responsibilities include filling eyeglass prescriptions, ensuring quality product delivery, and providing exceptional service. Ideal candidates possess strong sales and communication skills and a certification in opticianry is a plus. Fluency in Spanish is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to grow sales through effective sales skills.
• Enthusiastic communication to meet guest expectations.
• Demonstrated success in store merchandising.
• Skills in verifying visual acuity and interpreting prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Filling ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions.
• Ensuring high-quality product manufacturing.
• Dispensing quality products.

Skills

Sales skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to dispense contact lenses

Fluency in Spanish

Optician license

Education

State licensure or certification

Job description

Optician (Monterey)

Compensation: Hourly
Employment Type: Full-time

We are seeking an Optician who can drive profitable sales growth and attract and retain guests by delivering exceptional guest service. This role involves developing a positive and productive retail environment that ensures premier guest service, guest retention, and outstanding optical/doctor satisfaction.

The essential functions include:

1. Filling ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions and fitting lenses and frames based on optical prescriptions.
2. Ensuring high-quality and timely product manufacturing and fabrication.
3. Dispensing quality products.

Position requirements include:

1. Ability to grow sales through effective sales skills and accountability for results.
2. Ability to communicate enthusiastically and concisely to meet or exceed guest expectations and foster positive relationships with the optical team, doctors, and hosts.
3. Demonstrated success in store merchandising and attention to detail.
4. State licensure or certification by a recognized optician association is a plus.
5. Skills in verifying visual acuity, analyzing and interpreting prescriptions and lens designs, measuring pupillary distances, and fitting and adjusting eyewear.
6. Ability to dispense contact lenses.

Salary: Commensurate with experience. Fluency in Spanish is a must.