Precision Materials Lab Technician – Soils & Concrete

Construction Material Testing; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into precise numbers using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. Work inside AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and strict accountability.

Your week includes heavy emphasis on logging, break scheduling, and producing results the same day for contractors.

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, 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 discipline

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

Calibration equipment

Sieve analysis apparatus

Proctor testing apparatus

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into precise numbers using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. Work inside AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and strict accountability.

Your week includes heavy emphasis on logging, break scheduling, and producing results the same day for contractors.