Lab Tech

**Experienced Optical Assistant & Lab Technician**
**Cannock, Staffordshire**
**Salary dependent on experience**
**Full Time** (Weekend work is essential)**
**Previous optical experience is essential for this role**
Join our team as an Optical Assistant & Lab Technician, and you’ll discover why at Specsavers, we pride ourselves on providing the foundation for exciting, long-term careers - a home where your previous optical expertise will be truly valued and where you’ll be given the opportunity to thrive.

We’re looking for someone who has previous optical experience as a Lab Technician, Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant - however we’ll continue to help develop and expand your knowledge.

You will be working 3 days in the lab:

- Accurately reading lens and frame specifications from prescriptions that are received
- Setting and glazing lenses into frames ensuring attention to detail at all times
- Completing necessary minor repairs and adjustments
- Working towards agreed timeframes to meet customer expectations

And 2 days on the shop floor:

- Listening to patients, and giving good clear advice
- Explaining suitable products & offers
- Dispensing lenses (single vision / bi-focal & varifocal)
- Taking measurements
- Supporting patients with collections, ensuring fit, comfort & accuracy of frames are checked thoroughly

You’ve already demonstrated that you’re a natural when it comes to customer care, you’re articulate, good with people with an organised approach and always happy to help, so you’ll fit right in as a valuable member of our friendly store team, joining a business that’s going places.