Licensed Optical Lab Manager Full-Time

Company Overview: 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We’re not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation’s top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better.

Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives.

Job Description: Under the direction of the store’s General Manager and the District Lab Manager, the Lab Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all customers who enter the store receive their glasses in a timely manner. This is a leadership role, responsible for the enforcement of all Eyemart policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain Lab Area and Equipment: Ensure the lab area and equipment are safe, organized, and well-maintained.

• Manage Lab Team: Lead the lab team to meet all production goals and objectives.

• Equipment Maintenance: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on lab equipment as scheduled and according to manual specifications.

• Problem Solving: Identify and solve problems, facilitating problem-solving among the team.

• Prioritize Workload: Adapt to changing priorities and deadlines to ensure timely completion of tasks.

• Reporting: Accurately and promptly complete all assigned reporting forms.

• Prescription Specifications: Correctly read and interpret prescription specifications and input them into the computer to ensure lenses are cut properly.

• Team Collaboration: Work independently and in tandem with peers to produce quality work while adhering to job flow schedules and maintaining various workstations.

• Workmanship and Quality: Maintain acceptable levels of workmanship and quality, ensuring the majority of finished jobs pass final inspection.

• Time Management: Consistently meet hourly deadlines for finishing jobs.

• Communication Skills: Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and active listening skills.

Requirements:

• Experience in the optical industry is required.

• Experience managing people is preferred.

• Experience working in a lab environment with optical lab machinery and a current state license.

• High School Diploma or GED.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Matching 401k

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life Insurance

• Fully paid benefits to maintain licensing requirements and opportunities for advancement

At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life.

If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, submit your resume today! Eyemart Express is where your career takes off.

This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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