Our Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship

Our Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship gives people the chance to boost their existing skillset and start an exciting new career, all whilst earning a full-time wage. We are currently looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about making a career in optics. Your role will include producing and repairing finished spectacles.

Day-to-day activities include:

• 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

Benefits

Such benefits which you will receive for working with Specsavers are:

• Earn a salary whilst learning new skills
• 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

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course contents:

• Apply health and safety procedures in compliance with regulations and standards.
• Apply team working principles.
• Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders for example, colleagues, managers and the public – verbal, written or electronic. Use industry terminology.
• Identify hazards and risks in the workplace: PPE, COSHH, manual handling.
• Use tools and equipment required to manufacture optical products: lenses, frames and, component parts.
• Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, priority and environmental impact.
• Calibrate and maintain optical equipment and tools to supplier guidelines and MDD specifications, such as blocker, tracer, lens curve generator, coating equipment or focimeter.
• Apply quality assurance principles and procedures and record outcomes for completed orders.
• Identify products, their classification and any impact on manufacturing or quality, for example engravings on safety glasses, and remarking progressives.
• Monitor stock levels and rotate stock.
• Collect and use data on productivity and quality to improve processes and staff training.
• Prepare component parts for manufacturing or treatment.
• Manufacture component parts to complete the manufacturing or treatment process.
• Use information and digital technology. Comply with data protection, and cyber security regulations and policies.
• Apply standard operating procedures SOPs for optical products.
• Apply repair practices and techniques to optical products.
• Select tools and equipment to manufacture and repair optical products.
• Plan work sequence to support the effective use of time and resources in the manufacturing process.
• Produce customer orders from online, telephone and face to face requests.
• Check and calibrate tools and equipment.
• Interpret work instructions including optical prescriptions, and manufacturer’s guidance for component parts.
• Conducts supplier and credit process.
• Apply safe systems of work and control measures.