Materials Lab Technician: Precision Testing & Career Growth

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Montpelier, VT conducts laboratory testing to turn field samples into data through standardized procedures and calibrated equipment. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system with real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Responsibilities include ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs and accreditation assessments as we uphold quality standards.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Mechanical aptitude; comfortable with repetitive precision work.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM tests (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 programs and accreditation assessments.

Skills

Careful hands

Documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Lab or CMT experience

Repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Montpelier, VT conducts laboratory testing to turn field samples into data through standardized procedures and calibrated equipment. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system with real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Responsibilities include ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs and accreditation assessments as we uphold quality standards.