Production Lab Technician (3rd Shift) Farmers Branch, TX #998
About The Position
Eyemart Express, a leading optical company, is seeking a Production Lab Technician for its centralized Optical Lab located at the Home Office. The company, which has been in business for nearly 30 years, is known for its customer service, competitive pricing, and fast service, operating full-service labs in all its stores. Eyemart Express is rapidly expanding with new store openings nationwide, offering significant career growth opportunities. The primary responsibility of the Lab Technician will be to cut, edge, and create prescription lenses efficiently to ensure customers receive their new glasses promptly. After completion, the technician will deliver the glasses to the retail floor for dispensing to patients. Optical, lab, manufacturing, and/or production line experience is preferred, but not required, as the company is willing to train the right candidate.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience working in a lab or technical setting
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time (up to 8 hours per day per scheduled shift)
- Ability to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to approximately 45 lbs, on rare occasions aid in moving heavy lab equipment
- Must possess excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
- Ability to operate basic office equipment
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to identify and solve problems, and facilitate problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management skills - ability to prioritize and work quickly and efficiently when there are multiple customers to assist
- Ability to deal with stressful situations such as dissatisfied customers
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees
Nice To Haves
- Optical Lab Technician experience is preferred
- Experience working in the optical industry is preferred
Responsibilities
- Identify and work with basic optical laboratory equipment, tools, supplies, and materials
- Consistently adhere to hourly deadlines for finishing jobs
- Correctly read and interpret prescription specifications and input into computer properly to ensure lenses are cut properly
- Maintain the lab area and equipment in a safe and organized manner
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly lab equipment maintenance as scheduled and in accordance with lab/equipment manual specifications
- Understanding of and ability to add and/or subtract positive and negative integers
- Perform multiple concurrent tasks at several different equipment stations in order to maintain acceptable job flow
- Read, comprehend and follow technical manuals and protocols
- Fill out all assigned reporting forms in a timely manner
- Read and interpret prescription specifications
- Cutting, edging, and creating prescription lenses to ensure customers can receive their new prescription glasses in a timely manner
- Taking the glasses to the retail floor so the glasses can be dispensed to the receiving patient
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
