Precision Materials Lab Tech – Soils & Concrete

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Independence, MO seeks laboratory technicians to convert field samples into precise numbers through standard soil and concrete tests in a well-documented quality system.

You will operate under AASHTO R18 with calibrated equipment and maintain full accountability for every result that leaves the lab, with opportunities to train and grow within the lab and into supervisory roles.

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 testing (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39).
• 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

Documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Independence, MO seeks laboratory technicians to convert field samples into precise numbers through standard soil and concrete tests in a well-documented quality system.

You will operate under AASHTO R18 with calibrated equipment and maintain full accountability for every result that leaves the lab, with opportunities to train and grow within the lab and into supervisory roles.