Description

Join National Dentex - a leading healthcare organization specializing in the dental industry! We offer a full spectrum of specialized products, services, and technologies to address any dental restoration need. Currently, we have 50 labs throughout the country. We are seeking to fill a number of key positions within our organization including this opportunity at NDX Green in Heber Springs, AR, for a Dental Laboratory Technician.

The regular hours for this position are from 3:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and subject to change from time to time.

This is a full-time position featuring employee benefits including: health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid holiday, vacation, and sick time; 401K with company contribution; and tuition reimbursement!

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of the Position:

• Read the prescription and all additional paperwork to establish the doctor’s preferences. If there are any questions or discrepancies, see the supervisor.

• Inspect the set-up and wax-up to verify that it is not broken or damaged.

• Process the Valplast, Acrylic, Ivocap, Softite or any other special needs case, processing in batches of four when possible.

• Follow all steps, in order, according to the Technical Team Policies (TTPs) to insure consistent and accurate results

• Review final work and check completely that all quality standards have been met before passing the work to the next technician

• Keep work area clean

• All other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English

• Good hand-eye coordination, good manual dexterity, excellent perception skills and the strong ability to pay close attention to details.

• The ability to trouble shoot and problem solve using past experience and success to gauge the best steps on future cases.

• Verification in all applicable Technical Team Policies (TTPs) and the ability to apply knowledge from Technical Team Policies (TTPs) to the job.

  Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent

Hazardous Materials or Equipment Used:

• Sharp instruments, knives and blades

• Motorized Lathe

• Dental Handpiece

• Monomer

• Polymer

• Butane Torch

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and/or reach

• Exhibit fine motor skills and/or perform repetitive motions

• Good manual dexterity

• Ability to walk, sit and stand for long periods of time

• Repeated bending and kneeling

• Vision capabilities: Depth perception, attention to detail and/or color

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Required

• Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement

• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Education

Required

• High School or Equivalent or better