National Vision
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Production Lab Tech - Manufacturing (3-DAY SHIFTS +differential!)

Location
Plano, TX
Listed
3 days ago

About the role

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.

Responsibilities involve observing data on job orders, sorting and organizing job orders, RF scanning and other department specific tasks.

We have production positions available in multiple departments.

Surface duties include

  • Machine operation
  • Lens washing and Backside coating, machine loading
  • Blocking and Deblocking

AR duties include

  • Sorting lenses, cleaning and inspecting
  • Using ultrasonic cleaner
  • Loading lenses in sectors and machines; removing and returning lenses to job trays, visually inspecting
  • Operating and cleaning AR coating machine
  • Sandblasting sectors and panels

Finish duties include

  • Sorting trays, edging, beveling
  • Tinting lenses to specified color
  • Mounting - inserting lenses into various frames, clean and visually inspect
  • Final inspection - check lens for defects, correct power, axis, prism and compliance with ANSI standards
  • Shipping - scanning, bagging, sorting and preparing customer orders

Qualifications & Requirements

  • No specific education required
  • No specific experience required for entry level but prior mass production, machine operation, or assembly experience is preferred
  • Prior related or optical experience is desirable
  • Must be able to read and write English

Benefits

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 (one HSA option)
  • 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.

About the Company

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.

Our optical manufacturing facility is growing! We're excited to offer new openings for both ENTRY level AND EXPERIENCED optical technicians.

Schedules: FT positions available on our night shifts. These shifts work 3 days/week with 4 days off. Perfect for those wanting to restructure non-work hours or minimize commutes.

  • Shift 2A: Sundays through Tuesdays (3:30 pm - 4:00 am)
  • Shift 2B: Wednesdays through Fridays (3:30 pm - 4:00 am)

Pay & extras: Starts at $17.05 entry level (includes 10% shift differential). PLUS extra bi-weekly bonus opportunities. We also have a generous PTO plan and many other benefits.

Read the original posting

From National Vision's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 7, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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