Precision Soils & Concrete Lab Technician

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numbers under an AASHTO R18 quality system. You will work with calibrated equipment and be accountable for every result.

This role involves performing standard tests, maintaining records, logging samples, and breaking cylinders to report strengths. Training is provided, with steady day hours and overtime during busy seasons.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Mechanical aptitude and readiness to learn.
• Prior lab or CMT experience is a plus but not required.

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

Prior lab or CMT experience

Repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numbers under an AASHTO R18 quality system. You will work with calibrated equipment and be accountable for every result.

This role involves performing standard tests, maintaining records, logging samples, and breaking cylinders to report strengths. Training is provided, with steady day hours and overtime during busy seasons.