Precision Materials Lab Technician — Soils & Concrete

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Meridian, Idaho, seeks laboratory technicians to turn field samples into reliable numerical data through standard tests and documented processes. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, with calibrated equipment and strict accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, and breaking cylinders to report strength promptly.

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude are required.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, not required — 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

Careful hands

Clean documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Meridian, Idaho, seeks laboratory technicians to turn field samples into reliable numerical data through standard tests and documented processes. You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, with calibrated equipment and strict accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, and breaking cylinders to report strength promptly.