Precision Materials Lab Technician — Soils & Concrete Tests

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks laboratory technicians to turn field samples into the numbers projects run on. You will perform Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks, all within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system.

Pay ranges from $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons; most work is daytime at the lab, with occasional field sampling support when schedules require extra hands.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, we train.
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM testing including D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39.
• 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

Documentation habits

Repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks laboratory technicians to turn field samples into the numbers projects run on. You will perform Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks, all within a documented AASHTO R18 quality system.

Pay ranges from $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during busy seasons; most work is daytime at the lab, with occasional field sampling support when schedules require extra hands.