Dental Technician II – Procera Complete

Nobel Biocare; Mahwah (NJ); On-site; USD 84,243,000 - 102,868,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Nobel Biocare, via Procera Complete Dental Lab, seeks a Dental Lab Technician II to finish CAD/CAM prosthetics. You will apply stain and glaze to achieve natural color, texture, and translucency, using small tools and a microscope, while ensuring high-quality results.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, 3+ years as a Dental Technician, and strong color perception, attention to detail, and English proficiency. On-site position with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience as a Dental Technician or in a similar high-precision process.
• General dental anatomy knowledge required.
• Certified Dental Technician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply stain and glaze to match color, hue and translucency.
• Operate small tools and equipment to finish prosthetics.
• Conduct final inspection and packaging of finished work.
• Collaborate with other departments to meet goals.
• Maintain safety and 5S housekeeping standards.

Skills

Color matching

Attention to detail

Color vision

Microscope use

Small tool handling

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Dental Technician preferred

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Procera Complete Dental Lab is a dental lab for finalizing individualized CAD/CAM dental prosthetics. The Dental Lab Technician II is responsible for performing finishing processes (such as Stain and Glaze) on semi-finished products. This involves the process of transforming a semi-finished product to look like a natural tooth by matching color, hue, texture, luster, and appearance of translucency to customer needs. The individual must be customer focused, efficient, have a level of artistic ability, a general understanding of dental anatomy, and a keen sense of color.

• Adhere to work instructions to finalize dental prosthetics per customer needs
• Apply Stain and Glaze to products, with small tools such as a paint brush, to ensure correct color, hue, texture, and chroma are matched
• Frequently handle and manipulate small components using a pinch or squeeze grip with the non-dominant hand across multiple production tasks.
• Operate small handheld power, impact, and vibratory tools with the dominant hand for brief durations, intermittently throughout the shift, to support product finishing and detailing.
• Perform technical tasks using footpedal-operated handheld tools, assisting with material preparation and processing
• Perform maintenance activities for equipment according to procedures.
• Operate all secondary equipment as required (Furnace, UltraSonic Cleaner, Sandblaster, etc)
• Proactively work in collaboration with other departments to ensure goal is met
• Work as part of a team to improve manufacturing processes through Kaizen
• Perform end product final inspection, packaging, and/or labeling processes for own work and work of others
• Identify and elevate issues such as quality concerns to direct manager and/or correct function
• Maintains safety policies and procedures, including 5S initiatives and housekeeping
• Attend and participate in Safety Committees / Training as required
• Receive Rx from clinician and place necessary orders for semi-finished components to meet request

Job Requirements

Critical Knowledge and Qualifications

(what the role holder must know; including any required general or professional qualifications/education)

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience
• Experience working as a Dental Technician or experience working within similar or equivalent high-precision artistic manufacturing process
• General understanding of dental anatomy required
• Certified Dental Technician preferred

Critical Skills/technical know-how

(what the role holder must be able to do)

• Professional proficiency in English required
• Professional proficiency in PC-standard software (MS-Office); basic knowledge of SAP preferred
• Ability to identify slight variances in color and hue
• Must have a strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle and manipulate small components using a pinch/squeeze grip with the non-dominant hand across multiple tasks performed frequently throughout the full duration of the shift
• Ability to operate small handheld power, impact, or vibratory tools with the dominant hand for short durations, repeatedly throughout the full duration of the shift
• Ability to sit for 8 hours during work shift with occasional breaks, willing to work overtime depending on business demands
• Ability to see through and perform tasks using a microscope
• Ability to operate equipment using a foot pedal

Critical Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Dental Technician and proven track record of success
• Experience working in more than one dental lab preferred
• Experience working in a regulated environment preferred

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$29.40 - $35.90 per hour

Operating company:Nobel Biocare

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