optician

*Job Responsibilities:*

As an Optician Store Manager, you will be responsible for the overall operation of Sight N? Steps including, but not limited to:

• Managing the entire operation of the store including:
• Scheduling, hiring, training, and disciplining other staff members;

• Being responsible for your team?s performance;
• Conducting periodic performance reviews with your team members;

• Being responsible to fulfill sales quotas set by the Business Manager for your location;
• Ordering, displaying, and pricing inventory;

• Keeping your location in an utmost presentable condition at all times;
• Keeping the lab operations smooth and in-check at all times;

• Providing recommendations to increase sales;
• Providing recommendations on how the advertising budgets are spent;

• Ensuring customer satisfaction and resolving customer disputes in professional and calm manner;

Additionally:

• Scheduling appointments for the Optometrists and Podiatrist/Chiropodist
• Pretesting patients and provide doctor support

• Fitting, Adjusting and dispensing eye glasses, and contact lenses under the optometrist?s supervision
• Accurately interpreting optical prescriptions written by optometrists or ophthalmologists;

• Giving advice to patients on lens type, frames and styling;
• Fitting contact lenses and giving detailed advice/training on their care and use;

• Taking accurate frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning under the optometrist?s supervision;
• Collection of eye measurements including corneal width and thickness;

• Advising partially sighted patients on the use of low vision aids;
• Advising patients when adjustments or repairs to spectacles are needed;

• Helping clients select eyeglass and lens treatments including tints and coatings;
• Adjusting eyeglasses to ensure a proper fit;

• Ordering lenses from prescription houses and completed jobs from optical labs;
• Edging lenses accurately to ensure proper fit and to adhere to industry practices;

• Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory
• Creating work orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses

• Checking lenses on delivery to ensure that they meet the required specifications;
• Arranging and maintaining creative shop displays;

• Liaising with sales representatives from vision care product suppliers;
• Active participation in store meetings

• Timely communication with the store Director/Business Manager
• Expected to be flexible & work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends (retail hours)

• Keeping accurate patient and business records;
• Customer service and other tasks as required

• Selecting, managing and ordering a range of optical and non-optical products including Inventory, Optometrist supplies, Chiropodist supplies, and generally office and cleaning supplies as necessary;
• Maintain a clean and spotless appearance of the entire store that is welcoming to the patients

• Supervising and training trainee sales staff;
• Analyze cost and billing from vendors to ensure accuracy, credit and discount applications as negotiated with the suppliers;

• Be accountable for meeting sales goals and pro-actively provide feedback to the staff and management on the achievement on the set goals.We are looking for an experienced Optician to join our team. We are a growing practice with a great team. We are looking for a long-term employee who is looking to grow with us.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.62-$31.62 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Flexible schedule
• Store discount
• Vision care

Work Location: In person