via reed · 27 May 2026 ·10 days ago

Lab Technician

Specsavers
Falkirk Full-time
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So, you're proactive, passionate about retail and offering the best service to our customers? Sounds like you'd be a great fit here. If you got experience working in an Optical Lab, this Lab technician role could be perfect for you.

As a Lab technician you will use the latest computer-controlled equipment with an eye for detail & accuracy, allowing you to maintain high standards to maximise customer satisfaction.

With your previous knowledge of an Optical Lab, you will be part of a team responsible for preparing customer's spectacle orders to the highest standard.

Our store

Based in Falkirk high street, near transport links with car parking close by.

Our team

We have a small team of 4 based in our lab with a larger team of around 40 dedicated staff within the store.

What's on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

  • Salary £26,000 plus monthly performance bonus

  • Working 5 days: Monday - Saturday 9am-5.30pm - flexibility available with earlier starts/finish times

  • 28 days annual leave plus your birthday off

  • Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings

  • Access to headspace app to support well being

  • WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most

  • Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family

  • Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

  • We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute to

What we're looking for?
  • Great communicator

  • Eye for detail

  • Be flexible and adaptable

  • Passionate people person

  • Organised

  • Hard worker

  • Good time management skills

The role:
  • Reading lens and frame specifications from prescriptions

  • Using blocking and glazing machines to cut lenses to the correct shape and fit

  • Assembling lenses into frames

  • Tinting of lenses to provide UV protection and a variety of colours

  • Attention to detail

  • Ordering frames and lenses

  • Quality checking of completed glasses

  • Good housekeeping and machine maintenance

Find out more

We do need you to have a few skills to get started in this role. You will need to have previous experience working in an optical lab, be a great communicator, have an eye for detail, be flexible and adaptable, a passionate people person, organised, and hard-working.

Got all of these?We can't wait for you to apply!

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