Vacant job

Becoming a part of Specsavers also means sharing our vision of making better eye health accessible to everyone. We have over 31 million customers worldwide, and more than 30,000 partners and employees. We are always on the lookout for new team members who want to join us on our journey and make a real difference.

We are currently looking for a Retail Salesperson/Optical Assistant to join our team at Specsavers in Alingsås. This is a permanent full-time position, with an initial six-month probation period. Start date is immediate or as agreed. The store hours are weekdays 09:00-18:00 and Saturdays 09:00-15:00. The store is closed on Sundays and public holidays. You are expected to work according to a rolling schedule, with shifts scheduled on weekdays and an average of every other Saturday at most. We apply the Handels collective agreement.

Your responsibilities include:

• If you have experience in optics, it's a plus, but not a must – we are primarily looking for someone with the right commitment, attitude, and willingness to learn. You will participate in a comprehensive introductory course (practical training in-store combined with digital courses) where you will learn all about the optical industry and how we operate. After the course, you will be the expert that customers meet in our store in Alingsås. This means that you:
• Welcome customers, explain why it's so important to have an eye examination, and clarify our concept and offers
• Help customers find the right frames, lenses, and/or contact lenses – based on the optician's recommendations
• Ensure customers leave the store with a smile on their faces – and that they are eager to return
• Act as an ambassador for Specsavers' goal of making better eye health accessible to everyone

We would like you to:

• Be a driven and hardworking person
• Be sociable and have an easy time making new connections
• Have a background in service and sales
• Consider yourself flexible
• Be quick to learn new things, develop your skills, and grow within the role
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and be enthusiastic about the opportunity to work in an innovative company whose goal is to change and improve the country's eye health
• Be technically curious and feel comfortable working with digital systems and technical aids
• Have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form

Application
In connection with this recruitment, Specsavers is collaborating with Retail Staffing.

To meet GDPR requirements and maintain good communication with our applicants, we only accept applications digitally via the advertisement. Selection and interviews are ongoing, which means that the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Specsavers is the world's largest privately-owned optician company, founded in 1984 by optician couple Doug and Mary Perkins. Since its inception, Specsavers has continued its expansion, moving from being a British concern to becoming European and then global. Specsavers is now established in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.

Currently, Specsavers has over 1500 stores worldwide with more than 30,000 employees, including 500 people at the headquarters in Guernsey and over 200 employees at various country offices.

For the past eight years, the company's UK operations have been awarded the title of “Most trusted brand of optician’s” by the readers of Readers Digest.