Production Lab Technician Farmers Branch, TX

Production Lab Technician First Shift

Production Lab Technician experience is preferred but not required. We are willing to train.

Job Description :

The Lab Technician will be responsible for cutting, edging, and creating prescription lenses to ensure customers can receive their new prescription glasses in a timely manner.

Once the glasses are complete, the Lab technician is responsible for taking the glasses to the retail floor so the glasses can be dispensed to the receiving patient.

Other duties and responsibilities are listed below.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Identify and work with basic optical laboratory equipment, tools, supplies, and materials

Consistently adhere to hourly deadlines for finishing jobs

Correctly read and interpret prescription specifications and input into computer properly to ensure lenses are cut properly

Maintain the lab area and equipment in a safe and organized manner

Perform daily, weekly and monthly lab equipment maintenance as scheduled and in accordance with lab / equipment manual specifications

Understanding of and ability to add and / or subtract positive and negative integers

Perform multiple concurrent tasks at several different equipment stations in order to maintain acceptable job flow

Read, comprehend and follow technical manuals and protocols

Fill out all assigned reporting forms in a timely manner

Read and interpret prescription specifications

Education and Experience Requirements :

High School Diploma or GED

Experience working in a lab or technical setting

Experience working in the optical industry is preferred

Skills and Abilities :

Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time (up to 8 hours per day per scheduled shift)

Ability to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist

Ability to lift, carry, push, and / or pull up to approximately 45 lbs, on rare occasions aid in moving heavy lab equipment

Must possess excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills

Ability to operate basic office equipment

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

Ability to multi-task

Ability to identify and solve problems, and facilitate problem solving

Attention to detail

Time management skills - ability to prioritize and work quickly and efficiently when there are multiple customers to assist

Ability to deal with stressful situations such as dissatisfied customers

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees

Working Environment :

Work is performed primarily in an optical laboratory setting

Environment often fast-paced, deadline oriented

Confined space with one or more employees at any given time

May work alone in lab as necessary or with partner

Exposure to dusts, fumes, glass and / or plastic lens particulates, standard chemicals found in optical lab (some of which may be caustic), metal alloy (solid and melted), moderately high levels of noise, fluorescent lighting, cleaning agents and electrical energy

Will be working primarily with small manual tools (screwdriver, pliers, etc.), lenses and automated laboratory equipment