National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,100 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Opticals inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

We're seeking an experienced Lead Lab Tech for our AR (Anti-Reflective) department in our optical manufacturing facility in Plano, Texas.  

1st Shift Hours:   Mondays-Fridays   6:00 am - 2:30 pm 

Competitive base pay PLUS bi-weekly bonus opportunities, awesome PTO & other benefits!  

Our associates are responsible for performing a variety of duties, depending on their assigned department and lab needs.  Production Lab Techs help expedite job orders  throughout the manufacturing process in a timely and efficient manner in order to serve our customers.  

The Lead AR associate is responsible for ensuring that jobs move smoothly within and from the AR department.  The Lead also ensures that lenses are properly coated.  

Duties include:

• Lead associates by ensuring they stay on task and are in the proper place for optimal workflow
• Train new associates according to the department's Supervisor and work with the AR Supervisor to review, monitor and improve performance and environment in the department
• Operates AR coating machine
• Review job tickets for routing and separate jobs for different departments
• Visually pre-inspecting lenses, load into sectors and machine, remove and return lenses properly to trays, matching numbers
•  Visually inspect lenses to ensure ANSI standards are met
• Assisting Supervisor as needed with reports, monitoring work flow and key production metrics, staging, locating expedited jobs and overall department operation to minimize breakage and efficiently process job orders

• No specific education level required.
• Must be able to read and write English.
• REQUIRES AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR EXPERIENCE on related work in Optical Manufacturing.

Taking Care of our People!

National Vision offers a competitive benefits package.  Some of the benefits include:

• Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO) policy
• BONUS opportunities - including biweekly lab production bonus
• 401k with company match
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flex Spending Account
• Vision benefits
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Referral bonus program
• Wellness Plan incentives
• Other insurance options, employee assistance and much more

About National Vision Holdings, Inc.

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE) is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,100 stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico. With a mission of helping people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible, the company operates four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Opticals inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases, and e-commerce websites, offering a variety of products and services for customers’ eye care needs. For more information, please visit www.nationalvision.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.