Optical Assistant - #1728541

Zest Business Group


Date: 9 hours ago
City: Birmingham
Salary: £23,400 - £24,500 / year
Contract type: Contractor
Work schedule: Full day
Zest Business Group

A full time Optical Customer Service Advisor is required to work for a lens manufacturer based in Birmingham within their customer service department. The company provides Optical lenses/glazing services to Opticians all across the country.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Optical Assistant - Role

  • To resolve all returns queries in a timely, accurate and consistent manner by ensuring that glasses are analysed accurately and data from company MI systems is used to give the correct information and outcome.
  • To ensure that departmental KPI's are met on a daily/monthly basis.
  • To provide technical information regarding frames and lenses to Opticians
  • When applicable, to supply advice on the dispensing of glasses in order to resolve queries from practices
  • To build a rapport with key clients
  • To deal with inbound calls/queries in a polite and efficient manor - ensuring the customer is left satisfied.
  • To fully interact with the supply chain across the relevant sites
  • To support the coaching and monitoring process within the returns team and to ensure that calls made to store comply with all the relevant criteria making a 'perfect call'

Optical Assistant - Requirements

  • Previous experience of working as an Optical Assistant or Glazing Technician
  • Attention to detail
  • Organised
  • Able to build rapport
  • Good at multitasking
  • Excellent customer service skills

Optical Assistant- Package

  • Fixed term contract for 12 months
  • Working 37.5 hours a week
  • Hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days from home (after 3 month probation)
  • Working 5 days a week with limited weekend work - 9am to 5pm
  • Roughly 1 in 4 Sats, and 1 in 10 Sundays required with time off in lieu
  • Salary - £24,500
  • 33 days leave
  • Parking on site
  • Quarterly bonus 5-7%
  • Share save scheme
  • EAP
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Health cash plan

This is an excellent opportunity for an Optical candidate to work within a different environment whilst still ensuring your offer excellent standards of customer service at all times.

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