Optical Retail Sales Associate PT Auburn, ME #213
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro: "Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better."
- "Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives."
- "The Retail Sales Associate, also known as a Retail Optician, will primarily assist patients in selecting the eyeglass frames, lenses, and lens coatings that best suit their needs. The Retail Associate will also be responsible for ensuring the lab technicians have accurate measurements and prescription information for grinding, coating, and fitting lenses to the frames. Once the glasses are complete, the Retail Associate is responsible for dispensing the glasses to the patient."
- Then "Responsibilities" heading and list bullet points.
- Then "Requirements" heading and bullet points.
- Then "At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life. If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, submit your resume today! Eyemart Express is where your career takes off."
- Then "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire. For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment."
- Then EEO boilerplate: "VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing."
We need to remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal, etc. Also remove "submit your resume today!" maybe considered application instruction? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should remove that line.
Also remove "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire." maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly application instruction but maybe generic. It says "For roles that are remote..." that's also generic but maybe we keep? It's about remote/hybrid requirement. Might be considered generic but it's specific content about remote/hybrid engagement. However the posting is for an in-store role, but they include that line. It's not about pay/benefits/schedule. It's about remote/hybrid requirement. Should we keep? It's not boilerplate but it's generic. The instruction says remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly application instruction but it's generic. Might be considered boilerplate? I'd lean to remove it because it's not specific to the role; it's a generic statement about remote/hybrid roles. Since we prefer few substantive sections, we might drop it.
Also "Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." This is about pay but vague: "competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." Not specific numbers. The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state earning potential but it's vague. Is that considered stating them? It says "competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." That's still a statement about pay, albeit not specific. Should we include a Pay section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state earning potential, so we could include a Pay section with that statement. However they also say prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. If we include Pay, we might have a thin section. But we could incorporate that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include a Pay section with that statement.
Similarly, Schedule: The posting mentions "Part Time" in title, and later: "We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life." That's about schedule flexibility but not specific schedule. It's vague. Should we create Schedule section? It does mention scheduling needs, but not specific schedule. The instruction says never create Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does mention scheduling needs, but not specific schedule. Might be considered stating schedule flexibility. Could include a Schedule section with that statement. But again it's thin.
Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. No benefits listed. So no Benefits section.
We need sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements, maybe Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we start with maybe
About the role
then paragraph(s). Then Responsibilities
with - ... etc. Then
Requirements
with list. Then maybe Pay
with paragraph. Then Schedule
with paragraph.
We must not include filler/placeholder text. Ensure we preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract substantive info:
Intro paragraph: "Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better."
We could keep that as About the role.
Earning Potential: "The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives."
Responsibilities list:
- Provide exceptional customer service to all patients.
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions as well as policies regarding payment, returns, and exchanges.
- Compute and process payment transactions/refunds using the in-house Point of Sale system.
- Process insurance claims efficiently.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products.
- Create and maintain patient files, following company and HIPAA policies regarding confidentiality.
- Assess and interpret patient's needs/wants based upon prescription requirements, facial features, lifestyle, and occupation, and suggest the most appropriate products (i.e., frames, lens type, coatings).
- Take necessary measurements (i.e., measuring the patient's pupillary distance).
- Prepare work orders for the lab ensuring all pertinent information is listed (i.e., patient information, prescription, lens size/type, measurements, special tinting or coating, etc.).
- Pull correct lenses according to work order specifications.
- Inspect the final product for accuracy; adjust completed glasses to fit the patient using pliers, hands, and heat if necessary to bend frames accordingly.
- Adjust/repair damaged frames, replace nose pads, and missing screws.
- Price, stock, and straighten merchandise.
Requirements list:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Experience working in retail, customer service, or sales.
- Experience working in the optical industry is preferred but not required.
- We are willing to train.
Also there is statement about work-life balance: "At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life." This could go under Schedule or maybe a separate section like Work-life balance but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put that under Schedule.
Also there is statement: "If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, submit your resume today! Eyemart Express is where your career takes off." This is application instruction, remove.
Also "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire." remove.
Also remote/hybrid line: remove.
Also EEO boilerplate: remove.
Thus final HTML:
About the role
Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better.
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional customer service to all patients.
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions as well as policies regarding payment, returns, and exchanges.
- Compute and process payment transactions/refunds using the in-house Point of Sale system.
- Process insurance claims efficiently.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products.
- Create and maintain patient files, following company and HIPAA policies regarding confidentiality.
- Assess and interpret patient's needs/wants based upon prescription requirements, facial features, lifestyle, and occupation, and suggest the most appropriate products (i.e., frames, lens type, coatings).
- Take necessary measurements (i.e., measuring the patient's pupillary distance).
- Prepare work orders for the lab ensuring all pertinent information is listed (i.e., patient information, prescription, lens size/type, measurements, special tinting or coating, etc.).
- Pull correct lenses according to work order specifications.
- Inspect the final product for accuracy; adjust completed glasses to fit the patient using pliers, hands, and heat if necessary to bend frames accordingly.
- Adjust/repair
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro: "Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better." - "Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." - "The Retail Sales Associate, also known as a Retail Optician, will primarily assist patients in selecting the eyeglass frames, lenses, and lens coatings that best suit their needs. The Retail Associate will also be responsible for ensuring the lab technicians have accurate measurements and prescription information for grinding, coating, and fitting lenses to the frames. Once the glasses are complete, the Retail Associate is responsible for dispensing the glasses to the patient." - Then "Responsibilities" heading and list bullet points. - Then "Requirements" heading and bullet points. - Then "At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life. If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, submit your resume today! Eyemart Express is where your career takes off." - Then "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire. For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment." - Then EEO boilerplate: "VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing." We need to remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal, etc. Also remove "submit your resume today!" maybe considered application instruction? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should remove that line. Also remove "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire." maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly application instruction but maybe generic. It says "For roles that are remote..." that's also generic but maybe we keep? It's about remote/hybrid requirement. Might be considered generic but it's specific content about remote/hybrid engagement. However the posting is for an in-store role, but they include that line. It's not about pay/benefits/schedule. It's about remote/hybrid requirement. Should we keep? It's not boilerplate but it's generic. The instruction says remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly application instruction but it's generic. Might be considered boilerplate? I'd lean to remove it because it's not specific to the role; it's a generic statement about remote/hybrid roles. Since we prefer few substantive sections, we might drop it. Also "Earning Potential: The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." This is about pay but vague: "competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." Not specific numbers. The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state earning potential but it's vague. Is that considered stating them? It says "competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." That's still a statement about pay, albeit not specific. Should we include a Pay section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state earning potential, so we could include a Pay section with that statement. However they also say prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. If we include Pay, we might have a thin section. But we could incorporate that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include a Pay section with that statement. Similarly, Schedule: The posting mentions "Part Time" in title, and later: "We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life." That's about schedule flexibility but not specific schedule. It's vague. Should we create Schedule section? It does mention scheduling needs, but not specific schedule. The instruction says never create Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does mention scheduling needs, but not specific schedule. Might be considered stating schedule flexibility. Could include a Schedule section with that statement. But again it's thin. Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. No benefits listed. So no Benefits section. We need sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements, maybe Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we start with maybe
About the role
then paragraph(s). ThenResponsibilities
with- ... etc. Then
Requirements
with list. Then maybePay
with paragraph. ThenSchedule
with paragraph. We must not include filler/placeholder text. Ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive info: Intro paragraph: "Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better." We could keep that as About the role. Earning Potential: "The earning potential for this role is competitive, inclusive of base pay and incentives." Responsibilities list: - Provide exceptional customer service to all patients. - Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions as well as policies regarding payment, returns, and exchanges. - Compute and process payment transactions/refunds using the in-house Point of Sale system. - Process insurance claims efficiently. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products. - Create and maintain patient files, following company and HIPAA policies regarding confidentiality. - Assess and interpret patient's needs/wants based upon prescription requirements, facial features, lifestyle, and occupation, and suggest the most appropriate products (i.e., frames, lens type, coatings). - Take necessary measurements (i.e., measuring the patient's pupillary distance). - Prepare work orders for the lab ensuring all pertinent information is listed (i.e., patient information, prescription, lens size/type, measurements, special tinting or coating, etc.). - Pull correct lenses according to work order specifications. - Inspect the final product for accuracy; adjust completed glasses to fit the patient using pliers, hands, and heat if necessary to bend frames accordingly. - Adjust/repair damaged frames, replace nose pads, and missing screws. - Price, stock, and straighten merchandise. Requirements list: - High School Diploma or GED. - Experience working in retail, customer service, or sales. - Experience working in the optical industry is preferred but not required. - We are willing to train. Also there is statement about work-life balance: "At Eyemart Express, we're dedicated to excellence in everything we do. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to be as flexible as possible with scheduling needs to ensure our team members can achieve harmony between work and personal life." This could go under Schedule or maybe a separate section like Work-life balance but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put that under Schedule. Also there is statement: "If you're ready to join a company that values excellence, invests in your future, and respects your need for balance, submit your resume today! Eyemart Express is where your career takes off." This is application instruction, remove. Also "This posting provides an overview of the role. A full job description will be provided upon hire." remove. Also remote/hybrid line: remove. Also EEO boilerplate: remove. Thus final HTML:About the role
Optical Retail Sales Associate Part Time 30 years ago Dr. Barnes founded Eyemart Express to deliver everything a patient needs. It started with one friendly shop in Appleton, WI, and has since expanded to over 245 stores in 42 states. Today, Eyemart Express is celebrated for promptly delivering quality eyewear at great prices, while maintaining great relationships with optometrists and local communities. We're not like everyone else—with local labs in stores, eye exams, and same-day delivery on glasses—our customers never miss a moment. Now, you can join one of the nation's top optical retailers and help improve lives by helping people see better.
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional customer service to all patients.
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions as well as policies regarding payment, returns, and exchanges.
- Compute and process payment transactions/refunds using the in-house Point of Sale system.
- Process insurance claims efficiently.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products.
- Create and maintain patient files, following company and HIPAA policies regarding confidentiality.
- Assess and interpret patient's needs/wants based upon prescription requirements, facial features, lifestyle, and occupation, and suggest the most appropriate products (i.e., frames, lens type, coatings).
- Take necessary measurements (i.e., measuring the patient's pupillary distance).
- Prepare work orders for the lab ensuring all pertinent information is listed (i.e., patient information, prescription, lens size/type, measurements, special tinting or coating, etc.).
- Pull correct lenses according to work order specifications.
- Inspect the final product for accuracy; adjust completed glasses to fit the patient using pliers, hands, and heat if necessary to bend frames accordingly.
- Adjust/repair