754990 - Other craft and related workers not elsewhere classified

Other craft and related workers covers other trades workers, who are not classified in the unit group '7549 Other craft and related workers' and who cast, cut, grind and polish optical lenses.

Main activities

chooses suitable glass materials for making lenses; 
heats, casts and presses optical glass, produces lens blanks; 
grinds and polishes lens blanks, uses specialized technologies and tools; 
ensures that the lenses meet the standards of the optical instrument; 
working with clients or colleagues.

Characteristic competences

use and understand the optical technologies that are used in the production of lenses; create lenses according to customer needs and standards; evaluate the quality of lenses, measure their parameters and determine whether they meet optical standards; manufacture and process lenses; to understand customer requirements and communicate information about lens properties to them.