If you complement your team / project leadership experience with technical savvy and strong communication skills, this position offers you several compelling opportunities. You will:

• Enjoy strong training; optical experience is preferred, but whether you have it or not, we'll set you up for success.
• Showcase your potential to take on additional responsibilities and advance; this is a great role if you have management aspirations, and we are committed to hiring from within whenever possible.
• Join a collaborative, upbeat team in one of the largest optical processing facilities in the nation.
• Enjoy the stability and resources of a growing global organization -- our recent combination with Luxottica has made us the world's largest player in the eyewear industry.
• Earn a competitive wage and first rate benefits that include all you would expect as well as some pleasant surprises.

Improving Lives By Improving Sight. Essilor of America, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in the United States, employs more than 7,000 people and operates the largest and most comprehensive optical laboratory network in the U.S. Essilor of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux®, Crizal®, Transitions®, and other brands, and our products are worn by one billion people daily. Essilor has been on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies every year since 2010.

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. To be a good fit for the Group Lead opportunity, you will have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 to 3 years of related work experience, such as in production or distribution. Experience in optical lab settings is strongly preferred, and experience with optical finishing would be ideal.
• Experience in lead roles, including helping the team stay on track, resolving issues, etc.
• A demonstrated high level of professionalism.
• High mechanical aptitude.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• The ability and willingness to learn.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction and decimal sequencing.
• The ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Depth perception and manual dexterity
• Excellent organizational abilities.
• Attention to detail.

You need to know:

• This position requires that you stand and walk for the duration of any shift.
• You'll work with and around chemicals.
• You'll need to be able to lift and move up to 15 lbs. to waist height on a regular basis.
• We are customer driven, so we'll look to you to be flexible about working overtime as needed, possibly including weekends.

Role Overview

You and another Group lead will support a Supervisor overseeing some 45 Lab Technicians in the Coating Group. You will act as a resource, helping train group members and resolve issues. You'll also contribute to interviewing candidates, providing feedback, supporting performance management and more.

Keys to Success

We'll provide training, but change will be ongoing, and your own role may evolve. We're looking for adaptable and flexible people who can excel in a fast-paced production environment. In addition, in order to be an outstanding Group Lead, you will:

• Bring a proactive approach to learning and getting up to speed quickly.
• Support our commitment to getting Quality Right the First Time.
• Achieve goals independently and also contribute as a team player.
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Remain flexible and adaptable as processes change.
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe workspace.
• Bring a commitment to our mission and goals.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Professional development
Our in-house training program will acquaint you with our culture and business, as well as your role. You'll spend time in classroom sessions and also shadow a coach. We're committed to ensuring you thrive at Essilor.

Career options
History shows that strong performers can advance their careers at Essilor. Success as a Group Lead could set you up to advance to a supervisory role, or pursue opportunities in Quality, Training, Auditing or other areas.

Great environment
You will join a team that includes dedicated, smart and mutually supportive professionals. Our culture is entrepreneurial, and the company has been innovating both technologically and to solve problems for 170 years. You'll also learn the cultural nuances of working for a company based in another country, if that's new to you.

Truly living our values
At Essilor, we believe everyone deserves to see life and all its detail with the best vision possible. That's why, in addition to designing, manufacturing and distributing quality vision care solutions worldwide, we invest in raising awareness of the importance of good vision, support eyecare professionals, invent new technologies and products, and support philanthropic initiatives. For example, the Essilor Vision Foundation partners with schools, eye doctors, and communities to provide eye exams and glasses to underserved children at no cost to their families. We also are committed to robust standards for environmental sustainability. These are just a couple of reasons we were one of the 52 companies named to Fortune magazine's 2019 Change the World list.

Excellent compensation
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an exceptional mix of first-rate benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans; a 401(k) plan with company match; tuition reimbursement; comprehensive training through Essilor University; lens and frame benefits for you and your family; an employee stock purchase plan with company match; and more.

Video: As part of the #DifferenceMakers campaign, Essilor chose four eyecare professionals and three Essilor employees to participate in a mission trip to Southeast Asia in March 2019.