About this role
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma.
Work setting: Denturist's practice.
Tasks
- Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands.
- Prepare plaster models and moulds.
- Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory.
- Maintain and order supplies.
- Mould wax over dentures set-up.
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays.
- Polish and buff dentures.
- Technical expertise (dental): Plastering.
- Packing.
- Waxing-up.
- Polishing.
- Assembly.
- Area of specialization: Full dentures.
- Partial dentures.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience: Experience an asset.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.