Store Manager/ Licensed Optician - Chinook
- Cereal, AB, Canada
Full-time
Applications open in a new tab.
Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Join our team as a Licensed Optician/ Store Manager, where you will dispense customers prescriptions alongside you should ensure customers receive a blend of professional eye care and eyewear styling advice. You will strive to encourage a team that provides exceptional customer service and care to everyone who visits your store
You will be responsible for:
The Licensed Optician/ Store Manager will be capable of delivering excellent patient experiences and a high standard of support to our Optometrists. Successful applicants will possess the following:
Oscar Wylee is a leading optometry and eyewear company with over 140 stores across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, employing more than 1,000 team members worldwide.
Our Oscar Wylee Chinook Centre store is located in Calgary, Alberta, in Canada’s largest mall with a range of stores and lifestyle options. Enjoy the nearby Elbow River, explore the playgrounds and bike paths along the Glenmore Causeway Bridge, or take a relaxing walk around the surrounding area.
We design our eyewear in-house, drawing inspiration from global fashion trends and delivering it directly from our manufacturers to our customers.
We’re committed to providing exceptional patient care, affordable products, and meaningful career opportunities for our people.
Visit our website for more information!
Apply Now
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and join a global brand where your growth and contribution truly matter to us!
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. By applying, you’ll automatically join our Oscar Wylee Talent Community, giving you access to future opportunities across our expanding global network.
You will be responsible for:
- Conduct pre-testing activities.
- Assist with submitting third party benefit claims.
- Remake, adjust and repair frames.
- Follow up on outstanding customer orders.
- Oversee store operations, compliance, and performance standards
- Support your team to reach performance goals through genuine customer care, not pushy sales tactics.
- Manage rosters, budgets, and labour efficiency
- Provide hands-on support in-store, assisting with sales, service, and patient care
- Partner with Optometrists to ensure every customer receives an exceptional experience
The Licensed Optician/ Store Manager will be capable of delivering excellent patient experiences and a high standard of support to our Optometrists. Successful applicants will possess the following:
- An appropriate provincial Optician license or certification by a nationally or provincially recognized opticianry college
- Capable of confidently and effectively working with customers through the frame selection process.
- Previous leadership experience in retail (title isn’t important - if you’ve coached people and driven results, we want to hear from you!)
- Experience supporting or contributing to rosters, labour planning, or store performance - we’ll help you grow your capability in these areas.
- A keen interest in developing your skills in decision-making, coaching, and team culture.
- Confidence in building genuine connections with customers and creating beneficial in-store interactions.
- Has a positive, proactive attitude! You will bring energy to the team and love being part of a collaborative, supportive environment.
- Flexibility to work Mall hours including evenings and weekends.
- Get a free pair of prescription glasses every six months
- Treat your loved ones to Family & Friends discounts twice a year!
- Work in our store at Chinook, with over 150 stores to browse. Check out our store page here.
- Work with a supportive and energetic team in a fast-paced retail environment, with a strong focus on coaching, collaboration and celebrating the big wins together!
- The opportunity to learn about all things eyewear through training, including styling with our many frames on offer!
- A clear career trajectory with opportunities for management roles in the future
Oscar Wylee is a leading optometry and eyewear company with over 140 stores across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, employing more than 1,000 team members worldwide.
Our Oscar Wylee Chinook Centre store is located in Calgary, Alberta, in Canada’s largest mall with a range of stores and lifestyle options. Enjoy the nearby Elbow River, explore the playgrounds and bike paths along the Glenmore Causeway Bridge, or take a relaxing walk around the surrounding area.
We design our eyewear in-house, drawing inspiration from global fashion trends and delivering it directly from our manufacturers to our customers.
We’re committed to providing exceptional patient care, affordable products, and meaningful career opportunities for our people.
Visit our website for more information!
Apply Now
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and join a global brand where your growth and contribution truly matter to us!
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. By applying, you’ll automatically join our Oscar Wylee Talent Community, giving you access to future opportunities across our expanding global network.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Dispense prescriptions, conduct pre-testing, assist with benefit claims, and adjust or repair frames while providing customers with professional eye care and eyewear styling support. Oversee store operations, compliance, staffing, budgets, and performance, while coaching the team and partnering with Optometrists to deliver excellent customer and patient experiences.
Requirements
Applicants must hold an appropriate provincial Optician license or certification from a recognized opticianry college and be confident supporting customers through frame selection. The role also calls for retail leadership experience, familiarity with staffing or store performance, strong customer connection and coaching abilities, a proactive attitude, and flexibility to work mall hours, including evenings and weekends.
Skills
- Opticianry
- Prescription Dispensing
- Pre-Testing
- Frame Selection
- Frame Adjustment And Repair
- Third-Party Benefit Claims
- Customer Service
- Patient Care
- Retail Leadership
- Team Coaching
- Store Operations
- Roster Management
- Labour Planning
- Budget Management
- Performance Management
- Optometrist Collaboration
Benefits
- Free Prescription Glasses Every Six Months
- Family And Friends Discounts
- Training And Development
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
Not detected in the job text
Categories
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Customer Service & Support
- Sales
Keywords
- Licensed Optician
- Optician License
- Opticianry Certification
- Prescription Dispensing
- Pre-Testing
- Third-Party Benefit Claims
- Frame Selection
- Frame Adjustment
- Frame Repair
- Patient Care
- Optometry
- Eyewear Styling
- Customer Service
- Retail Operations
- Store Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Coaching
- Roster Management
- Labour Planning
- Budget Management
- Performance Standards
- Optometrist Collaboration
- Sales
- Mall Hours