Head of Optics m/f 60-100%

Head of Optics at CHALON in Laufen
Part-time or full-time, as it fits your life.

You love your profession. You have a good eye for people and for glasses, you keep an overview when the shop is full, and you want not only to work but to help shape things. Then we should get to know each other.
At CHALON in Laufen, the leadership of our optics department is becoming available. I am not looking for a function, but for a personality. Someone who leads this area together with me, at eye level and with real scope, and who fits us as a person.

Who we are:
CHALON has existed since 1935, in the middle of the old town of Laufen. We are a family business with three shops: one for optics, one for hearing consultation, and one for watches, jewelry, and wedding rings. Ten specialists work here, and we all know each other by our first names. Many of our customers have been coming to us for decades, some families for three generations. They come because we provide honest advice and take our time. Not tied to any corporation, without sales pressure.
Our customers get what we ourselves would expect. Time for consultation, honest answers, even if the cheaper solution is the better one, and frames that we have selected ourselves, not a corporation. In addition, there is our own workshop, in which we manufacture and repair glasses instead of sending them away. That is the reason why families have been coming to us for three generations.
We are a team of different personalities, young, well-coordinated, and modern. What connects us is the respect for one another and the desire to achieve more than average. We love what we do, and we want to get better, for ourselves and for our customers. Therefore, continuing education is not an extra for us, but a permanent part of the work. We work with current measurement technology for eye examinations and train apprentices.

What you will do with us:
-You lead the optics team in everyday life. You plan assignments, keep the processes in the workshop and sales flowing, and ensure that our customers get what we promise.
-We make the larger decisions together. Which frames we carry, how we design the shop, how we organize consultation and the workshop. I manage three shops and am not in the optics department every day. That is why I need someone who decides independently and stands by it, even when I am not in the house. Your ideas are welcome, and if they are good, we will implement them.
Professionally, you remain in the middle of it. You examine eyes, advise on glasses and contact lenses, and accompany people for years.

Who fits us:
-You have completed training as an optician and several years of experience in consultation, refraction, and the workshop. Ideally, you are an optometrist or a certified optician. But this is not mandatory. More important to us is who you are. You treat colleagues and customers with respect and humanity. You take responsibility instead of passing it on, and you remain calm when it gets hectic. You do not settle for average and want to develop further, professionally and as a person. And you are not looking for a stepping stone, but for a place where you want to stay and build something. You speak and write good German. Swiss German is a plus.

What defines us:
-Five weeks of vacation, a thirteenth month's salary, and a salary that fits the responsibility, this is a matter of course for us and needs no big words. What truly distinguishes us from others is the way we work together.
-We are independent. No corporation dictates to us what we must sell. You advise as you deem correct. We only find the best for the customer if we listen to them. The same applies in the team. I don't just listen to the customer, but also to my employees, and your opinion counts with us, even if it is uncomfortable. Between you and me, there is no floor full of offices, but a door that stands open. Decisions are made quickly because the paths are short and we talk directly to each other. And Monday is free.

How it proceeds:
If, while reading, you thought this could fit, then I look forward to your message. Send your documents to nafi.emri@chalon.ch or call me, Tuesday to Saturday at 061 761 28 88. An initial conversation is completely non-binding. I would prefer to show you the shop, the workshop, and the team over a coffee, so you can feel for yourself if you feel comfortable with us.