Job Description:

• 1) Mounts prescription eyeglass lenses in metal, plastic, or combination frames, using handtools: Examines eyeglass prescription to determine style, color, and size of frame.

• 2) Inspects lenses to detect flaws, such as pits, chips, and scratches.

• 3) Holds and turns lenses against grinding wheel to remove flaws.

• 4) Assembles eyeglass frame and attaches ornaments, shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers and screwdrivers.

• 5) Drills holes in lenses for mounting on rimless frames, using diamond drill.

• 6) Immerses plastic frame rims in hot salt solution to soften rims or stretches rims, using hot, metal cone.

• 7) Inserts and aligns lenses in frame.

• 8) Verifies frame dimensions and alignment of lenses, using protractor, ruler, and straightedge.

• 9) Turns lenses in frame to correct alignment, using padded pliers.

• 10) Immerses plastic frames in cold water to set plastic around lenses.

• 11) Tightens screws to hold lenses in metal frames.

• 12) Examines lenses under polarized light to detect stress caused by overtightening screws and adjusts screws as necessary.

• 13) Heats plastic frame bridge and bends frame according to prescription specifications, using fingers and handtools.

• 14) Immerses plastic frames in dye for specified period to color frames.

• 15) Solders broken metal bridges and replaces damaged temples to repair frames, using soldering iron and handtools.

• 16) Cleans and polishes finished eyeglasses, using cloth and solvent.

• 17) May be designated according to type frame mounted as Metal-Frame Inserter; Plastic-Frame Inserter; or according to part assembled as Trim Mounter II.