Materials Lab Technician: Precision Soils & Concrete

Construction Material Testing; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Essex Junction, VT seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into quality data. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, calibrate equipment, log results, and maintain chain of custody while delivering accurate strength, moisture, and gradation analyses.

Your week alternates between lab benches and field support; you will follow standard procedures for ASTM tests (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, C39) and report results promptly.

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, not required — we train.
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work done right every time.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39 testing
• Maintain calibration, standardization, and quality records
• Log samples and preserve chain of custody
• Break cylinders and report strength results same day
• Support proficiency sample programs and accreditation assessments

Skills

Careful hands

Clean documentation

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Essex Junction, VT seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into quality data. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, calibrate equipment, log results, and maintain chain of custody while delivering accurate strength, moisture, and gradation analyses.

Your week alternates between lab benches and field support; you will follow standard procedures for ASTM tests (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, C39) and report results promptly.