Materials Lab Technician: Precision Testing & Career Growth

Construction Material Testing; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 71,635,000 - 100,289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Hattiesburg, MS seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into numbers used for Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and report compressive strength results. You will work within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM tests, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders and reporting

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Lab or CMT experience is a plus, but training is provided.
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Attention to detail

Documentation

Mechanical aptitude

Precision work

Lab experience a plus

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Hattiesburg, MS seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into numbers used for Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and report compressive strength results. You will work within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM tests, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders and reporting