Optical Assistant

16 hours ago

Province of North West, South Africa Specsavers Full time R25 000 - R29 000 per year

So, you're a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you'd be a great fit here. So, if you've had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As an Optical Assistant, you'll use your passion for the Specsavers brand, products and services alongside your incredible customer service skills, to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team.

Our store

Based in Harpurhey, our store has great career progression opportunities

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:

  • Full time hours - weekend working is essential
  • Salary - up to £28,000 - depending on experience
  • Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
  • Bonus scheme after probation
  • WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
  • Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
  • Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
  • Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you
  • Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

What we're looking for?
If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as an Optical Assistant. These include:

  • Pre- screening
  • Dispensing
  • Collections
  • Repairs and adjustments
  • Happy working in a busy environment

Find out more
If you've got all these skills, we'd love for you to apply, but there's also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

This includes:

  • Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
  • Experience in optics business

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