Vacant job

We are now looking for a Retail Sales Assistant/Optical Assistant to be part of our team at Specsavers Backaplan. The position is primarily scheduled in the store at Backaplan, but work may also occur in our store in Torslanda, which is owned by the same owner. The position is an 80% permanent employment that starts with a 6-month probation period. The start date for the position is immediate or as agreed.

Our opening hours at Backaplan are: weekdays 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Saturdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. You are expected to work according to a rolling schedule, which includes shifts on weekdays and approximately every other Saturday.

Your responsibilities include:
We do not expect you to have any previous experience in optics, although it is an advantage. You will participate in a comprehensive introductory course (practical training in-store combined with digital courses) where you will learn everything about the optical industry and how we work. After the course, you will be the expert that customers meet in our store at Backaplan. This means that you:

• Welcome customers, explain why it is 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
• Be an ambassador for Specsavers' goal of making better eye health accessible to everyone

• Be a driven and hardworking person who enjoys challenges
• Be social and have an easy time making new contacts
• Have experience in retail, but it is not a requirement
• Consider yourself flexible and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Have good knowledge of Swedish and English in both spoken and written form. It is an advantage if you speak other languages such as Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, or sign language.
• Be quick to learn, develop your skills, and grow within the role
• Strive to provide the best possible customer experience in collaboration with a team of experts
• Be enthusiastic about the opportunity to work in an innovative company whose goal is to change and improve the country's eye health

In connection with this recruitment, Specsavers collaborates with Retail Staffing.

To comply with GDPR requirements and maintain good communication with our applicants, we only accept applications digitally via the advertisement, not via email or mail. Selection and interviews are ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. We welcome your application!

Specsavers is the world's largest privately-owned optical 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.

In 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.