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Glazing Technician

On-site in Nottingham·Added 16 days ago

Vision Express

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Overview

Job details

Permanent contract
Per the ad.

Benefits

33 days holiday
Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Pension scheme
Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us!
Free parking for all Vision Express colleagues
Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
Discounts for friends and family
Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support and everything in-between
33 days annual leave - increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
Flexible health related benefits, such as; Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
Opportunities to join a company wide community with peer to peer knowledge, sharing and collaborating through our internal channels
Flexible lifestyle benefits, such as; Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and even discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme

The role

How you'll work

As a glazing technician you will be working in our state of the art production facility located in Nottingham.

Your passion will support our ambition to

The shift pattern for this role will be one week 6am - 2pm and the next week it will be 2pm - 10pm. This schedule will rotate every week. This role will also require you to do a Saturday and then a Sunday (both wont be on the same week) on a fortnightly basis.

Skills and experience

Previous experience with edging and mounting lenses
Able to work within a dynamic team
Friendly and professional attitude
Show flexibility and a willingness to develop

About Vision Express

Vision Express is an optical retailer providing eyecare and eyewear, offering eye tests, prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses both online and through its store network. The company has grown from a single store in 1988 to over 590 stores in the UK, Ireland and Jersey.

Its product range spans designer and exclusive eyewear brands, contact lenses, AI glasses such as Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta, and Nuance Audio hearing glasses, alongside services including advanced eye tests, OCT 3D eye scans and contact lens appointments. The company also operates manufacturing and lab functions, with around 250 colleagues in its Tech Centre and over 200 in its Store Support Centre.

Industry: Optical retail
In the UK: Ruddington, Nottingham
Website: visionexpress.com

Good to know if you are moving

Early careers pathways include Apprenticeships, Pre-Registration Optometrist programmes and Clinical Learning in Practice (CLiP) placements.
Teams include Optometry, Stores, Manufacturing, Joint Venture Partner and Store Support Centre.

In their own words

About the company & team

We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for you!

Did you know, we are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family? EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses! We are home to the most loved and widely-recognised vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Their priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

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