Precision Materials Lab Technician

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

Job summary

Construction Materials Testing in Bozeman, MT invites a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into numbers for projects, using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests. You’ll work within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

We train you and provide daytime hours with overtime during busy testing seasons; advancement toward ACI NICET certifications is

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 listed (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 same day.
• Support proficiency programs and accreditation assessments.

Skills

Careful hands

Documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Lab/CMT experience a plus

Repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Materials Testing in Bozeman, MT invites a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into numbers for projects, using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests. You’ll work within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

We train you and provide daytime hours with overtime during busy testing seasons; advancement toward ACI NICET certifications is