Apprentice Optician - Ridge Hill

Warby Parker
Yonkers, NYPosted 22 May 2025

Job Description

<h3><strong>New Store Opening</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Job Status:</strong> Full-Time</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Warby Parker is searching for skilled and enthusiastic Apprentice Optician to join our growing team of in-house optical all-stars and play an integral part in what we’re all about—helping people see! In this role, you’ll become an expert on our brand and our glasses (take a peek at</span><a href="https://www.warbyparker.com/how-our-glasses-are-made"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">how they’re made</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">). Whether you’re helping longtime Warby Parker fans or first-time wearers, you’ll deliver extraordinary customer service to leave them excited and confident about our glasses. Along the way, you’ll partner with motivated, collaborative individuals who take their work (but not themselves) seriously. You’ll also expand your current skill set with a slew of career-advancing resources and benefits. Our ideal candidate is a lifelong learner who’s eager to help Warby Parker grow. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sound a lot like you? Wonderful—read on!</span></p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work under the direct supervision of a Certified Optician mentor and learn how to meet our customers’ eyewear needs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to take and record measurements, adjust and fit eyewear, and execute these details with flawless accuracy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to check that our finished eyewear meets our optical standards, as well as customer requirements and requests</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop the expertise to explain prescription terminology and product offerings to customers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work with your team to make sure all customers receive exceptional service</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to help customers choose the best frames and lenses based on their prescription needs, face fit, personal style, and lifestyle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with your team to form best practices for sales and customer service that can be implemented throughout the organization</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Represent our brand to help educate others and get them excited about our values and mission</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interested in working in a medical-oriented role to help people see</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Passionate about working with people </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A hands-on problem solver who’s excited to grow a new technical skill</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A clear, ... (truncated, view full listing at source)