Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship - Specsavers Staines
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 4UP
Closes in 3 days (Thursday 28 November)
Posted on 28 October 2024
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Summary
Our Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship scheme gives people the chance to boost their existing skillset and start an exciting career, while 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, quality-assured spectacles.
- Annual wage
- £13,764.96 a year
- Training course
- Spectacle technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Full-time to include weekend working, exact working days and hours to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 13 December
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
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
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
Where you’ll work
Unit Sud
Norris Road
Staines-Upon-Thames
TW18 4UP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Your training course
Spectacle technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
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.
- 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.
Your training plan
- Level 3 - Spectacle Maker Apprenticeship qualification
- Functional Skills English if required
- Daily on the job training in store - no college to attend
- Full-time, 5 out of 7 days
- Training provider - Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Logical
Other requirements
Before applying, please check that you are able to travel to the store location on a daily basis bearing in mind the salary etc.
About this company
Specsavers is a truly talented organisation and the world's largest privately-owned optical group in the world. We have over 1,845 stores operating in over 10 countries, boasting over 37,000 colleagues worldwide. We are a revolutionary, dynamic, family business, continuing to go from strength to strength and proud of it.
After this apprenticeship
- Your on-the-job training will sit alongside structured learning that will lead to a nationally recognised qualification
- At the end of your 18 months as an apprentice, you’ll be a fully-fledged Optical Technician with potential job opportunities associated with that
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284367.
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Closes in 3 days (Thursday 28 November)
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