Surfacing Lab Technician II (P)_MFG

Versant Health, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to enhancing vision care for millions! As a crucial member of the team, you'll operate advanced machinery to craft quality lenses, ensuring precision and excellence in every step. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization that values its associates and fosters career growth. With comprehensive benefits, including health and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement, and free vision coverage, you'll find a supportive environment where your skills can shine. If you're ready to make a difference in the world of vision care, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Pet insurance

Free vision insurance

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred with 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to read English and perform basic math.

Responsibilities

• Operate multiple fining and polishing machines for lens processing.
• Monitor equipment and troubleshoot machine errors as needed.

Skills

Equipment operation

Problem-solving

Basic math skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Fining and polishing machines

Auto-blocker

Job description

Posted Friday, November 1, 2024 at 4:00 AM

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 5:00pm - 3:30am

SEE how you can make a difference! Be part of an innovative company that cares about its associates and helps members enjoy the wonders of sight through healthy eyes and vision.

Versant Health provides vision care to 37 million members nationwide! To ensure your continued success, we provide opportunities for advancement and development. Our associates remain engaged through a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes health and dental insurance, tuition reimbursements, 401(k) with company match, pet insurance, and FREE vision insurance for you and your family.

Scope and Purpose of Position

The purpose of this position is to fine, polish, manually apply a lens block to the lens front, and apply lens coating according to work instructions.

Essential Functions

• Powers up equipment and performs equipment validation process.
• Operates multiple fining and polishing machines simultaneously.
• Fines lens for predetermined amount of time according to lens material.
• Verifies the polish temperature.
• Loads the blocks in the blocking stations and ensures the blocks are flush with the plate.
• Releases alloy onto lens, monitors process, blocks, and places both blocked lenses back into appropriate tray for further processing.
• Loads two lenses at a time into machine to complete automatic cleaning for coating process.
• Removes lenses from machine and dries front of lens. Reviews for imperfections and places lenses in the tray.
• Monitors auto-blocker and troubleshoots machine errors.
• Picks up alloy, blocks, and work from polishing stations as needed.
• Initials the surface equipment verification log to confirm machine validation.
• May rotate among other functions within the department.
• Practices and complies with all requirements of our Quality Management System (QMS), prescribed safety and hazardous materials handling procedures, and Federal/State laws regulating hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of related manufacturing experience preferred.
• Must be able to read English to understand written procedures, hazardous warnings, etc.
• Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to think logically in following procedures and instructions.
• General problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work varying schedules to include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to stand, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, pick or pinch, and talk or hear most of the time. The associate is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The noise level in this location is moderate (use of computers, printers, and machines).

HIPAA & Security Requirements

All Associates must comply with the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as it pertains to disclosures of protected health information (PHI) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures. As a component of job roles and responsibilities, Associates may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information which must be protected at all times. As a result, Associates must explicitly adhere to all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Privacy & Security Training Program.

We take pride in our recruiting process and follow a merit-based employee recruitment practice with extensive screening steps. We will never request money from candidates who seek employment with us and will never ask for any payment as part of the recruitment process.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious beliefs, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, status as a protected veteran or disabled veteran, physical or mental disability or history of disability, genetic information, marital status, or any and all other categories protected by under applicable Federal, state or local law.

This policy extends to all associates and to all aspects of the employment relationship. Any associate who violates this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.