Job Description
The Company: Leixir Dental Laboratories are full-service state-of-the-art dental labs which offer a complete range of leading-edge dental products. Our labs represent a perfect balance between innovative technology and traditional methods. We are the leader in state-of-the-art cosmetic and restorative dentistry, and our labs are committed to providing you with the best, most up-to-date products, and services.
Your Job
- Maintain and improve patients’ oral health by fabricating fixed and removable prostheses according to dentist prescriptions.
- Improve quality results by continued education, evaluating and redesigning processes to implement changes.
- Enhance our labs reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value.
- Construct prostheses by following dentist prescription; making models of the mouth and teeth from impressions of the patients’ mouth taken by the dentist; build wax replicas of part or all the mouth and/or teeth on the model; encase the wax in a mold material and melting away the wax; replace the wax with plastic, metal, or ceramic materials to make the replacement appliance; polish and finish the appliance.
- Utilize and conserve supplies and equipment by completing plaster casting, electro-spot welding, metal casting, metal polishing, wax modeling, ceramics, wire bending, electroplating, and sandblasting; using CAD/CAM units; maintain supply inventory and ensure equipment is working properly.
- Maintain records of all actions regarding case fabrication
Your Skills
- Experience in a Removable Technician position, or ability to learn.
- experience with model work, start to finish, pour, trim and articulate, or experience in fine crafts working, detail painting, modeling or ceramics.
- Strong communication and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to adapt in a growing, changing, and fast paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Computer experience
- experience in the following: Select teeth; set teeth; wax try-ins, full arches and partials; bite rims; custom trays.
- 5 years’ experience
Your qualities:
- Display enthusiasm and a positive attitude – you approach challenges with a can-do spirit and inspire others with your positive energy.
- Take initiative – you quickly and accurately identify roadblocks, rally your resources, provide options to our partners, and execute unafraid to ask questions.
- Autonomous leaner – you can think, act, and pursue your studies independently; you’re motivated to learn about the dental lab space.
- Excellent written and verbal communication – you understand that communication is key in preventing and turning around a subpar poor experience. Excellent communication is precise, clear, compelling, and personable.
- Organized with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Receiving feedback is important to you – you know that coaching, feedback, and direction are delivered with good intention and necessary to grow and level-up in the organization.
- Able to be flexible – you can easily shift priorities and manage your time effectively.
- Diplomatic – you take care to weigh outcomes, think about your response, manage realistic expectation.
Location:
Our network of dental laboratories spans seven states, with labs in Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Texas, and New York. The Leixir Home Office is in Tampa, Florida.
Interview Process
As a part of our commitment to creating a fair, equitable, and positive interview experience for all candidates, we offer full transparency of our interview stages to give applicants an idea of the time and effort involved.
- Information Screening: The Talent Manager will have a 20-to-30-minute phone conversation focused on relevant work experience, compensation, role overview, and answering any questions you may have.
- Panel Interview: 60-minute interview with two to three key members of the team. This will take place at the lab and will dive deeper into the role, technical knowledge, and requirements of the position. The candidate will have the opportunity to meet the team, tour the workplace, and gain a better understanding of the job’s functions.
- Offer: The Talent Manager will reach out with the details of the informal offer for discussion. After all the details of the informal offer are finalized, the formal offer letter and job description will be sent.
Culture:
Leixir's company culture is all about keeping it real. We totally get that work is just one part of life, so we make sure our employees have plenty of time to kick back and enjoy themselves. But don't get us wrong – we take our work seriously too! We believe that every person on our team brings something unique to the table, and we love celebrating that individuality. Plus, we're all about teamwork – we know that we're stronger together than we are alone. And we show our team members how much we appreciate them with frequent employee appreciation events. At Leixir, we believe that when our employees are happy and valued, we all win!