How to hire a lens coating technician

How to hire a lens coating technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step lens coating technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a lens coating technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new lens coating technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the lens coating technician you need to hire. Certain lens coating technician roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect lens coating technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of lens coating technicians.

   Type of Lens Coating Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Lens Coating Technician	Painting and coating workers paint and coat, often with machines, a wide range of products, including cars, jewelry, and ceramics.	$12-20
   Assembly Technician	Assembly technicians are responsible for constructing small parts and components to create a new product according to the specifications of a client or a supervisor. An assembly technician performs diagnostic tests on the assembled product to ensure efficiency and conduct adjustments as needed... Show more	$13-20
   Technician	Technicians are skilled professionals who primarily work with technology in different industries. They are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the various items they work with... Show more	$11-27

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Computer System
   • Calipers
   • Production Equipment
   • Thin Films
   • Safety Procedures
   • Routine Maintenance
   • R
   • Mask
   • Safety Guidelines
   • E-Coat
   • Sputtering
   • Quality Checks
   • Grit
   • Production Schedules

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   Responsibilities:

   • Serve as an internal auditor on a team form to work towards a goal of achieving ISO [] certification.
   • Certify in CPR, SPC, and forklift.
   • Increase process yields by using SPC methodology.
   • Assist in the development of ISO 9001 and ISO13485 procedures
   • Utilize PPE and safe working techniques to maintain a safe and secure work site.
   • Apply prime, intermediate and final coats of semi-gloss, glossy and other coatings.

   More lens coating technician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the lens coating technician job description is a good way to get more applicants. A lens coating technician salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a lens coating technician in Louisiana may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level lens coating technician. Additionally, a lens coating technician with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average lens coating technician salary

   $15.98hourly

   $33,238 yearly

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   Entry-level lens coating technician salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 12, 2025

   Average lens coating technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$34,331	$17
   2	Connecticut	$32,642	$16
   3	Arizona	$32,588	$16
   4	Massachusetts	$32,514	$16
   5	Minnesota	$32,124	$15
   6	Colorado	$31,848	$15
   7	Texas	$31,401	$15
   8	New York	$31,332	$15
   9	Washington	$31,267	$15
   10	Utah	$31,093	$15
   11	North Carolina	$30,209	$15
   12	Alabama	$30,196	$15
   13	Tennessee	$30,128	$14
   14	Indiana	$28,445	$14
   15	Ohio	$28,420	$14
   16	Pennsylvania	$27,464	$13

   Average lens coating technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	PPG	$40,255	$19.35	1
   2	Sanmina	$37,268	$17.92	4
   3	Daimler Trucks North America	$36,302	$17.45	2
   4	Kodak	$35,575	$17.10	3
   5	Light Metals Coloring	$34,316	$16.50
   6	Edmund Optics	$33,276	$16.00
   7	Precision Valve & Automation	$33,219	$15.97	1
   8	Kelly Services	$33,147	$15.94	44
   9	MXL Industries	$33,026	$15.88
   10	Aerotek	$32,661	$15.70	145
   11	Rochester Precision Optics	$32,597	$15.67	1
   12	NOV	$32,331	$15.54	1
   13	Epsilon Systems	$32,141	$15.45	6
   14	Randstad North America, Inc.	$32,136	$15.45
   15	S&ME	$32,132	$15.45	2
   16	Staffmark	$31,993	$15.38
   17	Area Temps	$31,919	$15.35	3
   18	Adorama	$31,631	$15.21
   19	The Wood Company	$31,562	$15.17	1
   20	StandardAero	$31,232	$15.02

4. Writing a lens coating technician job description

   A lens coating technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a lens coating technician job description:

   Lens coating technician job description example

   Title: Coating Technician
   Shift: 2nd & 3rd Shifts available with a 10% shift differential
   Immune Specific Accountabilities
   - Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
   - Responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.
   - Participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
   - Recognizes and understands the Just Culture policy.
   Specific Accountabilities
   - Selects, prepares and mixes solutions or coatings according to formulas and specifications and creates spray recipes and sequences for spraying.
   - Plans, develops, writes, revises, documents, tests, implements and controls programs for robots as applicable.
   - Operates blasting equipment to clean and prepare the surface of materials and components.
   - Prepares and masks parts with fixtures, rubber, tape, tafa, antibond or metal masks prior to coating.
   - Sets up and operates various types of manual, semi-automatic and/or robotic spray systems to apply substances to parts.
   - Sets bake/cure oven controls for correct temperature and records time on process charts.
   - Removes masking, cleans overspray and washes parts.
   - Inspects surfaces visually for defects and compliance with specifications using micrometers, calipers, elcometers, profilometers, or related devices prior to and after applying coating.
   - Cleans and maintains spray/coating equipment, fixtures and blast cabinets.
   - Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.
   - Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
   - Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
   - Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
   - Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
   - Carries out other duties as assigned.
   Technical Requirements
   - Attainment of applicable internal process stamp(s).
   - Proficient in the use of precision measuring instruments.
   - Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
   - Working knowledge of related company instructions, company processes, reworks process instructions, original equipment manufacturer manuals and MSDS labels.
   - Working knowledge of production management computer system and other related internal control systems.
   - Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25% of the average work day.
   - Regularly required to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods.
   StandardAero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, and basis of disability status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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5. Post your job

   To find lens coating technicians for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any lens coating technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level lens coating technicians with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your lens coating technician job on Zippia to find and recruit lens coating technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting lens coating technicians requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new lens coating technician

   Once you've selected the best lens coating technician candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new lens coating technician. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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