Precision Materials Lab Technician Soils & Concrete Testing

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into numbers used for project decisions. You will work inside a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and clear accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs. Training is provided, with pay between $25 and $35 per hour.

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude.
• 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 seeks a Laboratory Technician to convert field samples into numbers used for project decisions. You will work inside a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and clear accountability for every result.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM testing, maintaining calibration and records, logging samples, breaking cylinders, and supporting proficiency programs. Training is provided, with pay between $25 and $35 per hour.