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Job Title: Fixed Dental Lab Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: 120-150k
Benefits: Full
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Fixed Dental Lab Manager to lead our restorative department, with a primary focus on high-end implant cases, crowns, and bridges. This role is responsible for overseeing daily production, maintaining exceptional quality standards, and ensuring efficient coordination between clinical teams and laboratory operations.
The ideal candidate is a master technician with strong leadership ability, advanced digital workflow experience, and a commitment to delivering restorations that meet the highest standards of fit, function, and esthetics.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily operations within the fixed restorative department, ensuring cases are completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.
- Oversee final quality control for all restorative work, including margins, occlusion, contour, and esthetics.
- Train, mentor, and develop technicians in advanced ceramic, contouring, and CAD/CAM techniques.
- Manage and optimize digital workflows, including design, milling, and 3D printing processes.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for doctors regarding case planning, material selection, and troubleshooting complex restorations.
- Monitor inventory, equipment, labor, and department overhead to support operational efficiency and profitability.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in fixed prosthetics, including implants, crowns, bridges, and esthetic restorations.
- Proven leadership experience in a dental laboratory setting.
- Strong knowledge of CAD/CAM systems, digital design, milling, and 3D printing.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a consistent commitment to quality.
- Ability to balance technical expertise with operational leadership.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $120,000–$150,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.
- Bonus structure: Eligible for performance-based bonuses tied to productivity, quality, efficiency, and department performance.
- Full benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution options.
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and sick leave.
- Continuing education and professional development support.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Additional company-sponsored perks and benefits may apply.
Preferred Attributes
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead by example in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment.
- Experience working collaboratively with doctors and internal teams to deliver complex cases successfully.