Precision Lab Technician - Soils & Concrete, Training

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Newark, Delaware seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into precise numbers using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and concrete strength tests. You’ll work within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39 tests; maintaining calibration and records; logging samples

Qualifications

• Careful hands and neat documentation habits.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience is a plus, but training is 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 programs and accreditation assessments.

Skills

Careful hands

Clean documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Newark, Delaware seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into precise numbers using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and concrete strength tests. You’ll work within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39 tests; maintaining calibration and records; logging samples