If you combine the motivation to learn quickly with schedule flexibility, this position offers you some great opportunities. You will:

• Enjoy strong training not only to get up to speed, but also to help you build a successful career home. Many of our managers and other leaders started as technicians.
• Join a strong team in a new state-of-the art facility, featuring robotics -- it is the largest of its kind in the nation.
• Showcase your potential to take on additional responsibilities and advance, including moving into different areas of our operations.
• Earn a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits in an upbeat, collaborative culture.
• 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.

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 be a good fit for the Chemical Technician opportunity, you will have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic math skills.
• The ability to:
  • Learn quickly.
  • Read and follow instructions accurately.
  • Meet measurable standards in a dynamic production environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience in production environments is a plus.

You need to know:

• This position requires that you stand and walk for the majority of any shift.
• You'll work with and around chemicals.
• Your work area may be wet and/or dirty and or have a strong smell.

Reporting to the Coating Manager, you will join a team that includes two other Chemical Technicians, one working each shift. You'll support a process we call "hard coat dip-dip," which puts a protective coating on lenses. An important part of your job will be calculating the correct amount of chemicals necessary for different applications.

More specifically, you will:

• Follow all safety guidelines and practices, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment at all times.
• Ensure the test bench is clean and organized.
• Ensure all chemical containers are properly labeled.
• Maintain and submit a log.
• Maintain all related chemicals within the DIP coating process.
• Track and analyze test results to insure compliance to standards.
• Troubleshoot basic mechanical problems with equipment, and notify a maintenance technician.
• Change coating in accordance with the laboratory’s coating schedule.
• Receive and store all chemicals related to the DIP coating process.
• Log and maintain equipment performance data.
• And more.

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

Influence processes
We'll welcome your ideas and suggestions as we establish best practices that can be duplicated in other locations around the world.

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.

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.

While we have established processes and procedures, we are also taking advantage of the new facility launch to drive improvements. This will include changing from manual to highly automated processes. 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 Chemical Technician, 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.
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe workspace.
• Bring a commitment to our mission and goals.