Optical Laboratory Apprentice

Job Summary:

The Optical Laboratory Apprentice is one engaged in learning one or all of the duties of a laboratory benchperson, surface grinder, prescription stock clerk or other journeyperson level laboratory position, and as such is working under the direct supervision of a journeyperson or working forperson.

Essential Responsibilities:

• A Benchperson is one engaged in one or all of the following operations in connection with glass or plastic spectacle lenses:
• Lineup
• Drilling
• Machine or hand edging
• Insertingor mounting lenses
• Dyeing and soldering
• Inspecting completed work
• Inspects glasses for the purposes of ascertaining whether the glasses or parts thereof upon completion conform to established mechanical and prescription standards.
• A surface grinder is one engaged in one or all of the following operations in connection with glass or plastic spectacle lenses:
• layout
• Generator operating
• Hand or mechanical blocking
• Roughing
• Fining
• Fining cylinger
• Polishing cylinder
• Spheres
• A prescription stock clerk in one engaged in the following:
• Supplies prescription lenses and frames including transposition, base curve, and blank size selection for the purposes of manufacturing.
• Receive and record, on a daily basis, missing information on prescriptions.
• Order frames and lenses from prescription order and back-up stock. Receive and verify incoming stock orders. Modiy lens cutouts.
• Maintain and update frames and lenses information in the system. Update frame prices.
• Maintain inventory of miscellaneous optical supplies. Perform cycle count of frames and lenses.
• Input and generate work ticket from computer. Print frame information cards on new frame product release. Print bar code label for all frames supplied daily.
• Communicate backorder issues with vendor and obtain shipping date.
• Interact daily with all Optical Branch Offices regading frames and lens status.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.
• Supervisory responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Grade 5