Precision Materials Lab Technician

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a laboratory technician to turn field samples into precise numbers. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Daily tasks include logging samples, performing standard tests, and breaking cylinders to report strength results the same day. Training is provided to build skills toward supervision and accreditation milestones.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Mechanical aptitude and precision in repetitive work.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM testing (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 the same day.
• Support proficiency sample programs and accreditation assessments.

Skills

Careful hands

Documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a laboratory technician to turn field samples into precise numbers. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result.

Daily tasks include logging samples, performing standard tests, and breaking cylinders to report strength results the same day. Training is provided to build skills toward supervision and accreditation milestones.