Materials Lab Technician: Precision Testing & Quality

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Chesapeake, VA, seeks laboratory technicians to convert field samples into numbers inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and accountability for every result.

You will perform ASTM tests, maintain calibration and quality records, log samples, break cylinders, and support proficiency programs. Pay is $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during heavy testing seasons, mostly daytime hours with occasional field sampling.

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 Chesapeake, VA, seeks laboratory technicians to convert field samples into numbers inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and accountability for every result.

You will perform ASTM tests, maintain calibration and quality records, log samples, break cylinders, and support proficiency programs. Pay is $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during heavy testing seasons, mostly daytime hours with occasional field sampling.