Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship

Spectacle Technician Apprenticeship (Spectacle Maker)

We’re looking for a proactive people person and a great team player who wants to start a career in optics. This apprenticeship offers you a chance to develop practical skills in a team environment at 28 Lidget Hill, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 7DR.

What’s on offer?

This apprenticeship scheme gives you 15–18 months of paid work while you learn the trade, supported by a friendly, passionate and highly experienced team.

• 40‑hour week – weekend working is essential
• £8.20 an hour for the first 12 months
• Free parking
• Specsavers Perks – access to discounts and savings
• WeCare – employee support for you and your immediate family
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• Additional paid day off on your birthday
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay
• Enrolment to the pension scheme – contribution when you contribute

Who is this Apprenticeship for?

• Grade 9–4 (A*–C) GCSEs in Maths (or equivalent/predicted result)
• Individuals who have lived in the EU for 3 years or more and have the right to work in the UK

What we’re looking for?

• Great communicator
• Eye for detail
• Good hand‑eye coordination
• Flexible and adaptable
• 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
• Ordering frames and lenses
• Quality checking of completed glasses
• Good housekeeping and machine maintenance

It’s essential that you haven’t previously worked in the Optical Lab sector. Before applying, please confirm you can travel to the store location on a daily basis.

Got what we’re looking for? This job will close when it’s filled, so don’t delay – apply today!

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