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| Position Reports to: |
Designated Manager |
| Position Directly Supervises: |
None |
| Purpose of Position: |
Maintains and improves patients’ oral health by fabricating fixed and removable
prosthesis according to dentist’ prescriptions. |
| Job Group Description: |
Manufacturing |
| Overtime Status: |
Non-Exempt |
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| Essential Duties: |
- Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis / dental appliances such as dentures, partials, crown and bridge, inlay/onlay, veneers and implant restorations.
- Follows doctors’ written orders and instruction.
- Communicates with colleagues and mangers in a prompt articulate manner.
- Uses a wide range of materials, such as metal (precious, non-precious, gold) or not metal materials (porcelain,
composite, acrylic, polyurethane, co-polyester, thermo plastic).
- Replaces partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal).
- Restores natural teeth and corrects dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances.
- Constructs prostheses by following the dentist's prescription; making models of the mouth and teeth from impressions
of the patient's mouth taken by the dentist; building-up wax replicas of part or all of the mouth and/or teeth on the
model; encasing the wax in a mould material and melting away the wax; replacing the wax with plastic, metal, or
ceramic materials to make the replacement appliance; polishing and finishing the appliance prior to its being placed in
the patient's mouth by the dentist.
- Relies on technical knowledge to make decisions and accomplish departmental goals.
- Utilizes and conserves supplies and equipment by completing plaster casting, metal casting, die trimming, metal
polishing, wax modeling, wire bending, sandblasting, electroplating, electro-spot welding and CAD/CAM techniques.
- Uses different kinds of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, etc).
- Documents actions by completing forms, logs and reports.
- Works closely with quality control specialists and addresses all issues regarding the quality standards.
- Follows the quality standard protocol.
- Recognizes and reports problem cases or cases that need additional prep work.
- Follows-up on specific requests made by the dentists on a particular case.
- Works independently or seeks help if needed.
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| The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. |
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| Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance: |
- Timeliness in completing assignments.
- Accurate work product.
- Adherence to Company and Division policies and procedures.
- Adherence to Quality Control protocol.
- Customer/Client satisfaction.
- Positive team attitude.
- Ability to meet the deadline.
- Excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Professionalism.
- Maintains the confidentiality of data.
- Compliance with general Glidewell Laboratories policies and procedures listed in Employee Handbook.
- Maintains positive working relationship with other team members.
- Improved personal and professional growth and education
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| Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements: |
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Proficient in English verbal communication skills.
- Ability to read and compose written materials with proper English grammar and punctuation.
- Reliability, dependability and flexibility.
- Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with colleagues, management and other departmental representatives.
- High familiarity of QC standards, procedures and applicable techniques.
- Good hand-eye coordination.
- Ability to do precise and detailed work; ability to concentrate.
- Creativity for form and design.
- Multi-task oriented.
- Problem solving abilities.
- Time management skills.
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| Special Requirments / Certification: |
| None. |
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| Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions |
| This is primarily a manufacturing environment with moderate noise levels and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Finger dexterity is needed to hold and work with the hand tools. The position primarily requires the individual to be mobile, bend, lift up to twenty five (25) pounds, reach, sit, walk and stare at small objects from close range; requires close attention to detail. |
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| Employment at Will: |
| Unless expressly proscribed by statue or contract, your employment is “at will”. All Glidewell Laboratories employees are at will, which means theymay be terminated at any time and for any reason, with or without advance notice. Employees are also free to quit at any time. Any employment relationship other than at will must be set out in writing and signed by the President of the Company or the Vice President of Human Resources. |
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