Precision Materials Lab Technician: Soils & Concrete Testing

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Meridian, MS seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into precise data under an AASHTO R18 quality system. You will perform standard tests, log results, and maintain strict chain-of-custody while working with calibrated equipment.

Pay is $25–$35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons. This facility-based role emphasizes accuracy, repeatable procedures, and readiness to break cylinders and report outcomes the same day to support contractor

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience is a plus, not required—we train.
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work done right every time.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM testing per listed standards.
• Maintain calibration, standardization, and quality records.
• Log samples and preserve chain of custody.
• Break cylinders and report strength results the same day.
• Support proficiency programs and assessments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Lab training provided

Precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Meridian, MS seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into precise data under an AASHTO R18 quality system. You will perform standard tests, log results, and maintain strict chain-of-custody while working with calibrated equipment.

Pay is $25–$35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons. This facility-based role emphasizes accuracy, repeatable procedures, and readiness to break cylinders and report outcomes the same day to support contractor