Job description:
Lead an Advanced Dental Laboratory
Are you an experienced dental laboratory leader with a passion for advanced restorative dentistry, digital workflows, and developing high-performing teams?
We are seeking an exceptional Full-Time Dental Laboratory Manager to lead our in-house dental laboratory in Jacksonville, Florida. This role oversees a comprehensive in-house laboratory supporting eight clinical locations providing complex restorative dentistry, crown & bridge, implant restorations, removable prosthetics, CAD/CAM, digital design, 3D printing, and milling technologies.
Working alongside an experienced team of restorative dentists and specialists, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional esthetics, function, precision, and patient outcomes while leading a talented laboratory team.
- Salary Range: $127,000 – $147,000 annually
- Performance Bonus: Up to $35,000 annually
- Relocation Assistance Available
- Full-Time
- Jacksonville, FL
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of up to eight laboratory technicians.
- Recruit, train, coach, and evaluate laboratory personnel.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
Laboratory Opearations
- Oversee all laboratory production including:
o Crown & Bridge
o Complex Restorative Cases
o Implant Restorations
o Full-Arch Implant Prosthetics
o Implant Overdentures
o Removable Prosthetics
o CAD/CAM Digital Design
o 3D Printing and Milling
- Manage production scheduling, workflow efficiency, and turnaround times.
- Continuously improve laboratory processes while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
Digital Dentistry & Technology
- Lead all digital workflows utilizing Exocad, 3Shape, CAD/CAM, milling, scanners, and 3D printing technologies.
- Ensure laboratory equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, and optimized.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that improve efficiency and patient outcomes
Restorative & Implant Excellence
- Collaborate closely with dentists to treatment plan and fabricate complex restorative cases.
- Provide technical expertise for crown & bridge, implant-supported restorations, full-arch rehabilitation, overdentures, and esthetic prosthetics.
- Work chairside when needed to optimize fit, function, occlusion, esthetics, and overall clinical outcomes.
- Troubleshoot complex restorative cases from treatment planning through final delivery
Quality Assurance
- Maintain rigorous quality control standards across all laboratory products.
- Develop systems that improve consistency, accuracy, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
- Resolve technical and workflow challenges quickly and effectively.
Qualifications
Required
- Minimum 7 years of dental laboratory experience.
- Previous laboratory leadership or supervisory experience.
- Extensive experience with fixed prosthodontics including crown & bridge and implant restorations.
- Strong knowledge of complex restorative dentistry and esthetic prosthetics.
- Proficiency with Exocad and/or 3Shape.
- Experience with CAD/CAM milling, 3D printing, scanners, and digital laboratory workflows.
- Strong understanding of implant systems, scan bodies, custom abutments, and restorative components.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability and willingness to work chairside with dentists to achieve optimal restorative outcomes.
Preferred
- Certified Dental Technician (CDT)
- Experience with Ivoclar IvoBase Denture System
- Experience with Full-Arch Implant (All-on-X) workflows
- Experience with Implant Overdentures
- Experience implementing laboratory process improvements and workflow optimization
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401K + Company Match
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Other Supplemental Policies Offered (Critical, Accidental, etc.)
About Us
We are a growing, fee-for-service dental organization committed to providing comprehensive, high-quality patient care. Our advanced in-house dental laboratory is an integral part of our clinical success, allowing us to deliver exceptional restorative, implant, and digital dentistry with precision, efficiency, and outstanding patient outcomes.
If you are passionate about leadership, advanced restorative dentistry, innovation, and building a high-performing laboratory team, we encourage you to apply.
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug screening. Alfa Dental Management and its affiliated companies maintain a drug-free workplace. Medical marijuana use is not permitted under company policy, and smoking or vaping is prohibited on company premises.
Pay: $127,000.00 - $147,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- Do you have 7 years of dental laboratory experience?
- Do you have a current CDT Certification?
Work Location: In person
