Health care
Dental laboratory technician assistant
$21.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated) · 2 openings
Pay is below the local median for this work ($31.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- No experience needed
- No diploma needed
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 40 hours a week
- Shifts: mornings
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Dental laboratory assistants usually require secondary school and up to two years of on-the-job training.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Dental Laboratory Assistants (NOC 33100). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Prepare plaster models and moulds from dental impressions
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- Mould wax over denture set-up to form full contours of artificial gums
- Make orthodontic bands from gold, silver, stainless steel or other metals
About the employer
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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From Job Bank.