Beginner Optical Lab

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: OPTICAL LAB TECHNICIAN

DUTIES:

• Maintains edger and scanner on a daily basis.
• Edges all Rx work assigned by management on a daily basis.
• Produces custom Rx orders including Chemistrie clips, Oakley half-jackets, 8 base Rx’s and other custom edging orders on a daily basis.
• Checks in all incoming Rx work for quality standards from laboratory and assigns Rx into job tray on daily basis.
• Orders consumables replenishment on a daily basis.
• Checks on late Rx jobs with lab on a daily basis.
• Maintains and reorders stock lenses on a daily basis. Checks for accuracy of all incoming orders.
• Contacts patients when Rx’s are complete and ready for dispensing.
• Maintains Rx job tray information for each Rx order placed with production laboratory.
• Produces rush Rx work as requested by management on a daily basis.
• Outsources all exotic Rx orders including very high plus and minus lenses, exotic lens materials and other custom Rx work as defined by management to production laboratory.
• Meets or exceeds production standards as set by management.
• Performs ANSI standard quality assurance protocols for all Rx’s edged in-house.
• Performs emergency Rx edging as set by management.
• Reports daily, weekly, monthly lens utilization data (metrics) by lens type and material to management as requested.
• Reports directly to optical manager, center administrator and/or ADG&A as necessary for job performance.
• Produces highest quality Rx edging work as set by management.
• Meets or exceeds all work standards as defined by management.

ANCILLARY DUTIES:

• Maintains specific work standards as set by management.
• Maintains a certain finished backstock inventory par level as directed by management.
• Monitors daily production goals as set by management.
• Informs patients on a daily basis once Rx production is completed so glasses can be dispensed.
• Must be able to communicate clearly to others.
• Must be able to multitask on a daily basis.
• Must have basic computer skills to input data on a daily basis.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• No heavy lifting, moving job trays on a regular basis.
• Standing regularly.
• Data input into machinery.
• Verbal communication via telephone (telephone etiquette).

OTHER SKILLSETS

• Must work well in group environment.
• Must multitask on a daily basis.
• Must have above average communication skills.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years in optical laboratory environment.
• High school diploma/trade school diploma.