Materials Lab Technician: Precision Soils & Concrete

Construction Material Testing; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing operates a laboratory in Utah, turning field samples into quantitative data through Proctor tests, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength testing.

You will work within an AASHTO R18 quality system, maintaining calibration and documentation, logging samples, and reporting results promptly. Pay ranges from $25 to $35 per hour with daytime hours and overtime during peak seasons.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and neat documentation habits are required.
• Mechanical aptitude and precision-minded work ethic are essential.
• Willing to learn and follow training in a lab environment.

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

Repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing operates a laboratory in Utah, turning field samples into quantitative data through Proctor tests, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength testing.

You will work within an AASHTO R18 quality system, maintaining calibration and documentation, logging samples, and reporting results promptly. Pay ranges from $25 to $35 per hour with daytime hours and overtime during peak seasons.