Materials Lab Technician — Precision Testing & Training

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in North Carolina is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numerical results. You will operate calibrated equipment within a documented quality system and be accountable for every result released from the lab.

Responsibilities include performing standard ASTM tests, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs.

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

Attention to detail

Documentation skills

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in North Carolina is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numerical results. You will operate calibrated equipment within a documented quality system and be accountable for every result released from the lab.

Responsibilities include performing standard ASTM tests, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs.