Precision Materials Lab Technician - Soils & Concrete QA/QC

Construction Material Testing; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Warwick, RI seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into numbers—Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and concrete break data—within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and strict accountability for every result.

You will perform ASTM tests, log samples, maintain records, break cylinders, and support proficiency programs; the role is facility-based with daytime hours and occasional field sampling, and

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, but training provided
• 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

Manual dexterity

Documentation

Tools

ASTM testing procedures

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Warwick, RI seeks a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into numbers—Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and concrete break data—within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and strict accountability for every result.

You will perform ASTM tests, log samples, maintain records, break cylinders, and support proficiency programs; the role is facility-based with daytime hours and occasional field sampling, and