Position Overview & Specifications

Lab Technician

Location: Castleford, West Yorkshire

Working hours: Full time – 40 hours – across 4 or 5 days – weekend work is essential

Salary: Starting from £23,400 plus a bonus

Experience level: Must have previous optical lab experience

Perks: Specsavers perks, colleague discount, friends and family discount


At Specsavers, our Laboratory Technicians use the latest computer-controlled equipment and an eye for detail & accuracy, allowing them to maintain high standards maximise customer satisfaction.


With your previous knowledge of an Optical Lab, you will be part of a team responsible for preparing customer’s spectacle orders to the highest standard and be confident with the following responsibilities:

  • Accurately reading lens and frame specifications from prescriptions that are received
  • Setting and glazing lenses into frames ensuring attention to detail at all times
  • Complete necessary minor repairs and adjustments
  • Working towards agreed timeframes to meet customer expectations

If you are interested, please click Apply as this vacancy will close once we have filled all available places.