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Record growth facilitates team expansion at Openshaw opticians

A LOCAL opticians in Openshaw has recruited three new employees with a combined 12 years of industry experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge and outstanding customer service to the store.

The store now boasts an impressive 80 years of experience amongst the whole team, which currently has 12 employees. Their employee count has grown by 71% since the store opened in October 2016.

Among the new recruits are Megan Williams, Pre-Registration Optometrist; Wendy Morgan, Optical Assistant and Catherine McEwan, Admin Assistant. The store is also currently recruiting for two more Optical Assistants.

The new employees bring a passion for eye health and customer service to the team and will be in store three days a week.

They will work alongside Rachel Harrison, the store’s retail director, and Riaz Mohammed, ophthalmic optician.

To help with the increase in customer demand, the store has also expanded the number of sight testing rooms from two to three.

Rachel Harrison, retail director of Specsavers Openshaw, says: ‘I’m so pleased to welcome a host of new talent into our team, and I know they will provide excellent care to the community.

‘Specsavers stands for the perfect combination of choice, value, service and care to customers, and everyone in the Openshaw team carries the right attitude and knowledge for providing an exceptional service.’

Megan Williams, newly appointed Pre-Registration Optometrist, says: ‘I’ll be working hard to preserve the good work and reputation that already exists within Specsavers Openshaw and I’m really excited to be joining such a fun and friendly team.’

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Katie Rattigan .