Our team is actively hiring for a Full Time Experienced Dental Lab Technician to support our growing team in Akron, OH. This is a private practice and not a large corporate position. We are a people business first, dental business second. If you are searching for a company that recognizes and rewards everyone’s contributions, as well as opportunity for growth, we would love to hear from you!

The starting pay for this position is $20-$30/hour depending on the right person and experience. For our full-time Dental Lab Technicians who have made it through the probationary period and meet all requirements, we offer a very comprehensive and competitive benefits package, pay increases based on performance, and monthly bonuses.

Confidentiality given to ALL applications submitted.

You will love this location, the team atmosphere, and the opportunities for growth!

Schedule: Mondays 7:30am - 4:00pm; Tuesday - Thursday 7:30am - 5:00pm; Fridays 7:30am-12:30pm

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Reads prescriptions or specifications and examines models and impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed. Fabricates, alters, and repairs dental devices such as dentures, inlays, and appliances for straightening teeth.
• Tests appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion using articulators and micrometers.
• Places tooth models on apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient’s jaw to evaluate functionality of model. Melts metals or mixes plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes, and pours materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
• Prepares metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth using small hand tools. Removes excess metal or porcelain, and polishes surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
• Creates a model of patient’s mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set. Loads newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
• Builds and shapes wax teeth using small hand instruments and with information from observations or dentists’ specifications.

Required education and experience:

• 3 years as a Dental Lab Technician preferred.
• 3 years working with partials and dentures required.

Cleveland Dental Management, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

In Ohio, the following also are a protected class: race; color; religion; sex; pregnancy, or any illness arising out of and occurring during the course of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; national origin; disability; age [40 or over], military status and ancestry, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law in hiring, promotion, discipline, pay, benefits or any other terms or conditions of employment. No person or employee, no matter his or her title or position, has the express, actual, apparent or implied authority to discriminate against another employee at Cleveland Dental Management, Inc. Our equal employment opportunity policy applies to all phases of employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Work Location: In person