Production Lab Tech - Optical Manufacturing

National Vision•Plano, TX

7h•Onsite

About The Position

National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,100 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Opticals inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality. Our optical manufacturing facility is growing! We're excited to offer new openings, including entry level, for production lab techs in various departments at our manufacturing lab. Shift Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 6:00am - 2:30pm Compensation includes base pay PLUS additional bi-weekly bonus opportunities. We also have a generous PTO plan and many other benefits. Our associates are responsible for performing a variety of duties, depending on their assigned department and lab needs. Production techs help expedite job orders throughout the manufacturing process in a timely and efficient manner in order to serve our customers. Associates observe data on job orders, sort and organize jobs, utilize RF scanning and perform other department specific tasks. We have production positions available in our Surface, Finish and Inventory Departments. Surface duties include: Backside coating - making sure lens is clean, spraying, wiping lens and loading in machine Blocking and Deblocking, block prep Machine operation, taping, generating, polishing Lens washing - removing lens from block, rinsing, washing and drying lens to remove debris Finish duties include: Sorting trays, edging, beveling Tinting - placing lens in holder and tinting to specified color Mounting - inserting lenses into various frames, clean, visually inspect Final inspection - check lens for defects, correct power, axis, prism and compliance with ANSI standards Shipping - scanning, bagging, sorting and preparing customer orders for shipping Inventory duties include: Printing orders and prepping job trays Picking frames and lenses by locating the bin number on the Rx, scanning the barcode and tray and frame Removing lenses from manufacturer's box, placing on the correct side of the tray for processing Pre-inspecting lenses for visual imperfections Ensuring orders are sent to the correct departments within the lab Assisting with restocking, inventory counts

Requirements

Must be able to read and write English
No specific education required
No specific experience required for entry level but prior mass production, machine operation, picking orders, inventory or warehouse experience is preferred

Nice To Haves

Prior related or optical experience desirable

Responsibilities

Observe data on job orders
Sort and organize jobs
Utilize RF scanning
Perform department specific tasks
Backside coating - making sure lens is clean, spraying, wiping lens and loading in machine
Blocking and Deblocking, block prep
Machine operation, taping, generating, polishing
Lens washing - removing lens from block, rinsing, washing and drying lens to remove debris
Sorting trays, edging, beveling
Tinting - placing lens in holder and tinting to specified color
Mounting - inserting lenses into various frames, clean, visually inspect
Final inspection - check lens for defects, correct power, axis, prism and compliance with ANSI standards
Shipping - scanning, bagging, sorting and preparing customer orders for shipping
Printing orders and prepping job trays
Picking frames and lenses by locating the bin number on the Rx, scanning the barcode and tray and frame
Removing lenses from manufacturer's box, placing on the correct side of the tray for processing
Pre-inspecting lenses for visual imperfections
Ensuring orders are sent to the correct departments within the lab
Assisting with restocking, inventory counts