About the role
Ready to take the next step in your dental laboratory career? We're looking for a proven leader with a strong dental technical background to oversee production operations, mentor technicians, and drive continuous improvement. If you're passionate about team development, quality, and operational performance, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact in a key leadership role. Candidates outside the Memphis area are encouraged to apply, as relocation support may be available.
Essential Functions:
- Serves as both coach and mentor to staff in areas of problem solving, decision making, process improvement, and professional growth in accordance with company policies. - Manages production flow and productivity within division; ensures production turnaround time schedules are met. - Serves as liaison between division and other departments. - Ensures new policies, programs, and operational changes are implemented and adhered to on production floor. - Ensures functional areas are complying with standardized work policies and safety regulations - Identifies opportunities for continuous work flow process improvements. - Analyzes cost and production reports to ensure operations are maximized and efficient. - Provides relevant feedback to management regarding any problems and concerns in a timely manner. - Relies on extensive technical knowledge to assist and advise technicians having problems with cases. - Ensures staff compliance with all company policies. - Ensures quality standard compliances are being met across division. - Coordinates with Human Resources and direct management in a timely manner on any and all employee relations matters. - Hires, oversees, develops, reviews, and sets goals for department and staff. - Conducts performance evaluations, recognizes, and acknowledges positive and productive behavior, and provides constructive/corrective feedback for performance issues. - Assists, trains, guides, and supports team members in areas of problem solving, decision making, process improvement, and professional growth in accordance with company policies. - Ensures the team understands the performance standards of their department and has a clear understanding of their own individual performance. - Enforces adherence to company policies and procedures. - Handles employee relations matters including but not limited to performance management and enforcement of corrective or disciplinary actions. Partners and coordinates with Human Resources in a timely manner on all employee relations matters. - Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in dental industry as a dental technician or Certified Dental Technician. - Minimum five (5) years of supervisor or team leadership experience. - Formal education in related area specialty preferred.
Special Requirements/Certification:
- Certified Dental Technician a plus.
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