Materials Lab Technician — Precision Soils Testing

Construction Material Testing; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into numbers through Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests. You will operate in a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and log results with chain-of-custody.

This facility-based role offers daytime hours, steady pay between $25 and $35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons, and training; prior lab experience is a plus but not

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience is a plus, not required — training provided.

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 is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into numbers through Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests. You will operate in a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and log results with chain-of-custody.

This facility-based role offers daytime hours, steady pay between $25 and $35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons, and training; prior lab experience is a plus but not