Optical Assistant Apprenticeship

7 months ago


Hereford, United Kingdom Specsavers Full time

**Optical Technician Apprenticeship**

**Location: Hereford**

**Working hours: 30 hours a week to include weekend working**

**Salary - £6.50 an hour**

**A great opportunity for progression and a career**

We’ve got the vision if you’ve got the drive
Become a qualified Optical Technician in just 15-18 months - and get paid while you’re at it. This role is based in the Lab in store and not on the shop floor

At Specsavers, we’re always looking to the future. Which is where people like you come in. Our apprenticeship scheme gives you the chance to really set yourself up for a great career in a fantastic company, and earn a full-time wage at the same time.

You’ll not only spend 15-18 months in a paid job, but also learn your trade while surrounded by our friendly, passionate and highly experienced team who’ll support you every step of the way.
- Earn a salary - paid monthly
- Structured career opportunities for the future
- Get experience of full time work...and enjoy paid holidays - Work for a friendly employer who values you
- Receive comprehensive and structured training
- Learn transferable as well as job-specific skills

Day-to-day, you’ll help us out by producing customer orders from scratch, interpreting optical prescriptions and drawings, correcting faults and re-assembling of glasses, carrying out testing and adjustments, prepare and maintain materials and equipment. You’ll also make sure that you are producing the highest quality assured product.

Your on-the-job training will sit alongside structured learning and at the end of the 15-18 months as an apprentice, you’ll be a fully-fledged Level 3 Optical Technician.

You’ll need a grade 9-4 (A*-C) GCSEs in Maths (or equivalent/predicted result).

It’s not essential to have worked in the Optical sector, this a new adventure, but you will need the organisation, commitment, motivation and enthusiasm to deliver the great product our Specsavers visitors love. Who knows, you might even end up running your own store in years to come...

For more detailed information, please click on the link below

Before applying, please check that you are able to travel to the store location on a daily basis.
- Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

**Salary**: £6.50 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have a grade C (4) or above in GCSE Maths?
- What is your date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)?
- What is your full postcode?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 70804



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