Eyewear Consultant/Optician

Maine Optometry is growing with 4 new Doctors coming this summer. Come be a part of our team! **Eyewear Sales Consultant/Optician** Full-time, in-person sales **Location: Standish** **Salary Range:** $20 — $25 hourly **If you're friendly, detail-oriented, and eager to contribute to a positive work environment, we want to hear from you! Experience in healthcare or customer service is a plus but not required – we provide comprehensive training.** Do you have a “can do” spirit and strong drive to deliver exceptional customer service and eyewear to help patients in the community? If so, then our Eyewear Sales Consultant/Optician role in our Maine locations would be a great fit for you! **What We Offer:** - Competitive starting salary - 401K retirement savings plan - Health insurance - Paid vacation time - And even more benefits! Office Hours: - Monday: 8am - 6pm - Tuesday - Thursday: 8am - 5pm - Friday: 8am - 4:30pm - Saturday: 8am - 12:00pm (One shift per month) **Who We Are:** Maine Optometry is a primary community destination for all vision care and eyewear needs, and we’re in search of a warm, friendly person to deliver an exceptional patient experience in our optical department. When you join our practice, you’ll enjoy a supportive staff environment and access to all the amazing things Maine has to offer in your time away from work, like gorgeous natural wonders and outdoor activities. Apply today! **What You’ll Do:** As an Eyewear Sales Consultant/Optician, you’ll be instrumental in helping patients select eyewear and adjusting it to their specifications for a perfect fit and function. You’ll represent our practice by greeting our patients with a smile, immediately offering help, and telling them what to expect from our eyewear shopping experience. You will also: - Take and record measurements, adjust or fit eyewear correctly, and ensure finished eyewear meets standards and patient requirements - Explores the needs and priorities of customers by asking open ended questions. - Review prescriptions, identify special needs, and consult with optometrists and partner with management as needed - Custom fit glasses and precisely inspect eyewear; and reinforce patients’ final selection - Demonstrate superior product knowledge and accurately describe the features and benefits of various lenses and frames using appropriate tools - Anticipate, problems, explore underlying reasons for patients’ issues, and develop long-term solutions to problems - Present and educate patients on eyewear; commit to delivery date and time of expected eyewear - Keep frame boards clean, attractive, and organized **Skills & Qualifications We’re Looking for:** - Thorough and detail oriented - Good at multitasking and able to handle fast-paced, high-volume environments - Embraces new technology and change - Strong customer service and retail skills - Solid communicator, listener, and team player - Basic math skills - American Board of Opticianry (ABO) certified, optical dispensing experience preferred, not required - Knowledge of current optical frame styles and trends - High School graduate or GED equivalent