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Optical Laboratory Technician
Employer
wise eyes incDate Posted
May 05, 2026Languages
English-
Location Grande Prairie, AB
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Earnings $18.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 26, 2026
Employer
wise eyes inc
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Tasks
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain supplies
- Perform general clerical duties
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Cut and edge lenses and fit lenses into frames
- Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems
- Prepare detailed specifications
- Obtain specifications for eyeglasses and contact lenses from a prescription prepared by an ophthalmologist or optometrist
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automatic or semi-automatic equipment
- Coating machine
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Creativity
- Positive attitude
Screening questions
Are you authorized to work in Canada?
Employment terms options
Flexible hours
Experience
Experience an asset
Employment terms options
To be determined
Health benefits
Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to assist patients as directed by health care professionals
- SOCIAL
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Interest in assisting patients by helping elderly and incapacitated patients to dress and undress, by accompanying patients to treatment rooms and by supporting them in other activities
- objective
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Interest in handling to prepare and maintain work materials and supplies; and in assisting patients in the use of therapeutic equipment
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to operate laboratory equipment; and in maintaining and repairing optical laboratory equipment or machinery
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying established procedures to assemble eyeglasses according to precise specifications; and in fitting lenses into frames
- innovative
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Interest in assisting clients by suggesting improvements and recommending minor repairs to eyeglasses
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in assisting pharmacists by labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations, and by unpacking and storing supplies and verifying items received against invoices
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in compiling information to compound, mix and formulate ointments, solutions, lotions, mouthwashes and other medications under the supervision of pharmacists
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling scales, weights and measures to ensure correct amounts of ingredients are present in formulas and prescriptions
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating machines such as instrument washers, sonic sinks, cart washers and steam autoclaves to clean, reprocess and sterilize supplies for reuse
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to assemble packs of sterile supplies and instruments for delivery to hospital departments
- innovative
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Interest in assisting health care staff by collecting and sorting soiled supplies and instruments from hospital departments, and by delivering sterile supplies to departments as required
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