Dental laboratory assistant
Dental Technique
Laval
Permanent
Full time
$28 to $32 per hour
Dental laboratory assistant
Dental Technique
$28 to $32 per hour
Permanent
Salary
$28 to $32 per hour
Job Type
Permanent, Full time
Experience
0 to 2 years
Category
Science / Research
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Commercial dental laboratory
Tasks
- Prepare plaster models and moulds
- Mould wax over dentures set-up
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Finish metal framework of dentures
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys
- Polish and buff dentures
Technical expertise (dental)
- Plastering
- Packing
- Waxing-up
- Casting
- Polishing
- Assembly
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
Equipment, eystems and controls experience
- Medical and biomedical equipment and systems
Area of specialization
- Full dentures
- Partial dentures
- Crowns and bridges
- Ceramic or porcelain application
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Interpersonal awareness
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Gasoline paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
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