Precision Materials Lab Technician - Training & Growth

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking laboratory technicians to turn field samples into numbers for 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.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM tests (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, C39), maintaining calibration and records, logging samples,

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 testing (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, 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

Attention to detail

Mechanical aptitude

Documentation

Training provided

Repetitive precision

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking laboratory technicians to turn field samples into numbers for 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.

Responsibilities include performing ASTM tests (D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, C39), maintaining calibration and records, logging samples,