Precision Materials Lab Technician Training & Career Growth

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Laboratory Technician who turns field samples into numbers via Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. You will work inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Your week includes performing tests, logging samples, maintaining calibration and quality records, breaking cylinders, and reporting strengths

Qualifications

• Requires careful hands and documentation habits.
• Experience in lab preferred but not required.
• Ability to perform repetitive precision work accurately.

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

Lab experience

CMT experience

Attention to detail

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Laboratory Technician who turns field samples into numbers via Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. You will work inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Your week includes performing tests, logging samples, maintaining calibration and quality records, breaking cylinders, and reporting strengths