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Optical Lab Technician job description
A ready advert for a Optical Lab Technician job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for an optical lab technician to prepare, edge and fit prescription lenses into frames, checking each pair for accuracy before it goes out.
Duties and responsibilities
- Read prescriptions and job orders and choose the right lenses
- Mark the optical centre and cylinder axis on each lens before edging
- Edge and finish lenses on manual and automatic edgers
- Fit lenses into metal, plastic and rimless frames
- Prepare bifocal and progressive lenses accurately to the pupillary distance and fitting height
- Check finished glasses with a lensmeter against the prescription
- Tint lenses or apply surface treatments when ordered
- Maintain and calibrate lab equipment and keep track of lens stock
Requirements
- Secondary school certificate or an intermediate diploma in optics, with practical training in an optical lab
- 3 to 6 years of experience in lens processing in optical labs
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Lens edging
- Lens glazing
- Lensmeter
- Progressive lenses
- Reading optical prescriptions
- Lens tinting
- Precision
Preferred
- Experience with modern automatic edgers
- Experience in lens surfacing
- Training courses in optical technology
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