Lab Technician

Job Title: Production Technician
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Duration: 6 Months

Monday to Friday 8-4:30 PM, possible overtime (early start time)

Job Description:

• This role supports the company s Mission Improving Lives by Improving Sight by performing routine work in assigned area that usually repetitive, requiring limited analysis and use of individual judgement.
• This position is closely supervised.
• Coating: Specific duties include clipping, operating the coating machines and inspecting the lenses.
• Finishing: Specific duties include beveling, mounting the lenses, edging, blocking lenses, tinting and inspecting.
• Surfacing: Specific duties include taping and blocking the lenses, generating, polishing and lens washing.

• Coating:
• Clipper: Clip and secure lenses into baskets to begin the coating process.
• Machine Operator: Prepare and operate the coating machine to coat the lenses properly.
• Load machine chemicals
• Load and unload sectors with lenses
• Inspector: Inspect lenses to ensure that they are optically and cosmetically accurate.
• Finishing:
• Beveler: Utilize the bevel wheel to remove the sharp edges of the lens.
• Mounter: Accurately apply drill holes to the lenses to ensure proper fit and alignment of the lenses and insert lenses into the frame while ensuring proper fit.
• Edger Operator: Operate a variety of edging machines to cut lenses down to proper size and shape to fit the appropriate frame.
• Finish Layout: prepare an uncut lens for the edging process by outlining the center/alignment markings and affixing the chuck/block.
• Tinter: Accurately tint all lenses going through the tinting department.
• Inspection: Inspect lenses and frames to ensure that they are optically and cosmetically accurate.
• Surfacing:
• Surfacing Blocker: Utilize the blocking machine to accurately secure a block to all lenses going through the surfacing department. Operate taping equipment to apply protective tape to the front of the lenses.
• Generator Operator: Operate the generator machine used to cut the lenses to the correct prescription.
• Surface Finer/Polisher: Operate the equipment used to fine and polish all lenses going through the surfacing department.
• Lens Washer: Hand wash and dry lenses followed by a brief cosmetic inspection of the lenses. Grasp lens with de-blocking cup and strike aProductst table to remove block from lenses. Remove tape from lenses.

• Leadership experience in a production setting.
• Optical experience is a plus.
• Lab Tech, no particular set position in the Lab.
• Must be able to stand all day.
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced production skills