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Full Time Team Members

The following benefits are offered on the first day of the month following a 90-day waiting period. At that time, you will be eligible for the following:

Counseling for you and your immediate family members - no charge.

Term life insurance through Lincoln National. One and one-half times your annual salary rounded up to the next thousand (updated yearly)-no charge.

Same as life- no charge.

Insured through Delta Dental.  Team members contribute a percentage of the cost.

Team members are covered by the Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Companies.  Coverage is available for team members and their dependents.  Team members contribute a percentage of the cost of premiums.

All team members are eligible to participate in flexible spending plans which offer tax savings on dependent care and medical expenses not covered by insurance.

After completing six (6) months with the company and reaching 20-1/2 years of age, the next following January 1st or July 1st team members are eligible for enrollment in the 401(k) Plan. The team member may select any amount to be deducted tax-free for deposit into their 401K account, "not to exceed the federal government's requirements for maximum contribution each year." Of the first 6% deducted, Keller will match 33%.

During the first year of employment, all company holidays will be paid. After completing one year of employment, a pool of compensatory hours are awarded from which a team member is paid for holidays, vacations and absence time. Compensatory hours are increased at the second, sixth and fifteenth anniversary.

All Keller Team Members are eligible for membership in a local credit union. Membership offers full banking services and access to low cost loans.

Life insurance for team members and their dependents. Short term disability for team members, Long term disability for team members.

Team members who choose to enroll in tax-sheltered savings plans for college education may do so through payroll deduction. In Missouri, the MOST program is available. In Kentucky, the KESPT program is available.

Tuition Reimbursement

Once you have completed one year of employment, you will be eligible for up to $1500 annually in tuition reimbursement for courses taken in a degree or certificate program that is job-related.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

When you have completed two years of employment, on the next March 31st you will be eligible to purchase National Dentex stock at a 15% reduced price.

Compensation

Keller's technicians are compensated through a unique system based upon their performance. Starting rates of pay in St. Louis are $9/hour and in Louisville, $10/hour. A new technician trainee will be paid the starting rate of pay during his/her entire training process. At Keller we will be teaching these individuals a new trade, one we hope will develop into a nicely compensated living; however, the initial months of training is focused on learning processes, tools and protocols essential for quality work and meeting customers' expectations. All new hires must be willing to study, practice and give themselves time to develop a true understanding of these processes. It will be a challenge. Is that what you seek in your professional life?

Once an individual has completed their initial study and training, approximately 8-10 weeks after hire, he/she is paid through our performance compensation system. Every function that is performed in the laboratory has a value assessed to it. Each time an individual completes that function, he/she is given credit for that function. At the end of an eight week period, the total value is added up for all the functions performed and that value is divided by the total number of production hours in the eight week period that the person worked. That, then, is the hourly rate for which the individual will be paid in the following eight week time frame. (Keller provides weekly reports for each team member so they will know how they did the previous week.) Rates of pay change six times a year.

We do not allow quality to be sacrificed for quantity. Our internal quality assurance process will return substandard work to the technician who originally worked on the product to correct what was not done right the first time. This practice insures focus on work and consistency of the processes used.

It generally takes a MINIMUM of six months for a new technician to be able to produce enough of a quality product in their new job to earn the training rate of pay. Therefore, we tell all applicants considering a career with Keller they must be comfortable making the training rate and paying their bills for AT LEAST six months after hire. Keller's efforts are to train new technicians to be producing at their training rate within six months. It is then our expectation to work with these techs and help them develop their skills and competencies to reach $12/hour by their first anniversary with the company. Increased rates of pay are a good thing at Keller. Higher technician compensation is a sign that we are producing a higher quality product for our customers, which is a positive for everyone.

We recognize this is a non-traditional method of compensation. If it is not applicable for you or your lifestyle, we understand. It is not and cannot be right for everyone. However, we have found that individuals who are self-motivated, have a great aptitude for this type of work and like to have greater control over their income are very pleased with the system.

We chose to discuss this system in our website introduction so that potential applicants understand and know how we work as they consider a career change that might include Keller. We believe the importance of being honest with you is essential to a mutually beneficial relationship.