Removable Prosthetic Manager

Peterson Dental Laboratory, Inc.; Delray Beach (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Peterson Dental Laboratory, Inc. in Delray Beach, FL is seeking a seasoned leader to run the Removable Department. This is a growth-focused management role overseeing a team of technicians and a designer, with hands-on quality control across all removable cases and a strong emphasis on digitizing workflows.

You will train staff, manage daily operations, and collaborate with Sales and Quality Directors to drive department performance, ensuring top-case quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on removable experience across dentures, partials, overdentures, appliances, and repairs (hand-made and digital).
• Experience as a dental lab owner, lab manager, or removable dept manager preferred.
• Strong experience in training and developing technicians.
• Certified Dental Technician (CDT) preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect every removable case at intake, during production, and final QC for fit and esthetics; log issues.
• Lead, train, and develop Removable Technicians and department designer; assign daily work and cross-train.
• Own every removable product line and oversee digital upgrades (Exocad, 3D printing, milling).
• Be the removable expert for doctors, chairside team, and other departments.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

Staff training

Digital workflows

Education

CDT preferred

Tools

Exocad

Labtrac

3D printing

Milling

Job description

About Peterson Dental Laboratory

Peterson Dental Laboratory is a family-owned, full-service removable dental laboratory with 50 years in the business, our own quality management system (QMS), and our own training platform for our people. We make digital and traditional full dentures, removable and partial dentures, splints, repairs, and orthodontic appliances, and we work as part of our doctors' restorative team, not as a vendor down the street. Our Removable department needs a leader who knows removable inside and out.

Full-Time

• On-site, Delray Beach, FL
• Operations / Removable Department
• Reports to the Director of Quality

About Peterson Dental Laboratory

Peterson Dental Laboratory is a family-owned, full-service removable dental laboratory with 50 years in the business, our own quality management system (QMS), and our own training platform for our people. We make digital and traditional full dentures, removable and partial dentures, splints, repairs, and orthodontic appliances, and we work as part of our doctors' restorative team, not as a vendor down the street. Our Removable department needs a leader who knows removable inside and out.

Job Summary

We're looking for a seasoned removable technician who's ready to run a department, not a whole lab. If you've owned or managed a dental lab, you know the work you'd happily give up: collections, payroll reports, chasing every business detail. This role lets you focus on what you're best at: the cases, the quality, and the people. You'll lead our Removable team of technicians and a dedicated designer. This is a management role, not a bench seat. Your hands-on work is quality control on every case coming into, moving through, and leaving the department, plus training your team every day so the department never depends on one person.

What You'll Do

• Inspect every removable case at intake, at key checkpoints during production, and at final QC for fit, occlusion, and esthetics, and log every quality issue in Labtrac with a corrective action.
• Lead, train, and develop our Removable Technicians and department designer: assign daily work, coach through problems, and cross-train so no product line depends on one person.
• Own every removable product line: TruColor and traditional dentures, flexible, acrylic, and cast partials, implant and bar overdentures, splints, guards, retainers, and repairs and relines.
• Lead the move to digital (Exocad design, 3D printing, and milling) where it improves fit and turnaround, while keeping the hand‑made craft strong.
• Be the removable expert for our doctors, chairside team, and other departments: partial design, tooth selection, occlusion, and attachments.
• Manage labor and material use, inventory, and equipment maintenance so nothing delays a case.
• Be part of a daily 15-minute huddle with our other prosthetic managers at 7:45 AM.
• Close out each month cleanly: department organized, aged cases reviewed with Logistics, supplies returned, training and team meetings completed.
• Bring product and customer feedback to our Directors of Sales and Quality and our Production Manager to help the Removable division grow.

What We're Looking For

• At least 10 years of hands‑on removable experience across dentures, partials, overdentures, appliances, and repairs, both hand‑made and digital.
• Experience as a dental lab owner, lab manager, or removable department manager strongly preferred. Advanced removable technicians ready to step into leadership are welcome to apply.
• A track record of training and developing other technicians. Formal leadership training isn’t required; we care about how you’ve led people.
• A servant leader's mindset: you serve your team, hold the standard firmly and fairly, and coach rather than doing the work for people.
• A sharp quality eye and the judgment to catch problems before they reach the patient.
• Working knowledge of digital removable workflows (Exocad, 3D printing, milling). Labtrac experience is a plus.
• Certified Dental Technician (CDT) preferred, not required.

Physical Requirements

Ability to stand, sit, and move around the lab for extended periods, and to do close, detailed inspection work with small instruments and magnification in a production environment with dust, acrylics, and resins.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM. The lab opens at 8:00 AM; the prosthetic managers' huddle starts at 7:45 AM.

Benefits

Available on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment (full‑time team members):

• Health Insurance — Florida Blue; Peterson Dental Laboratory contributes $445/month toward medical coverage; HMO and EPO options with telehealth included.
• Dental Insurance — Principal PPO Dental Plan (voluntary); preventive, basic, and major services; covers dependents.
• Vision Insurance — VSP Vision Plan via Principal (voluntary); annual eye exams and glasses/contact lens allowances; covers dependents.
• Paid Time Off — 10 PTO days per year, prorated based on hire date.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan — employer discretionary match available.

Compensation

$95,000–$115,000 per year, based on experience and leadership background.