Soil & Concrete Lab Technician – Precision Testing

Construction Material Testing; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into reliable numbers. You will work inside a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result.

This role emphasizes precision, training provided, and opportunities to advance within AASHTO R18– CCRL frameworks as you gain proficiency in soils and concrete testing.

Qualifications

• Careful hands and clean documentation habits.
• Prior lab or CMT experience is a plus but not required; training provided.
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work.

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

Documentation habits

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Laboratory Technician to turn field samples into reliable numbers. You will work inside a documented quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result.

This role emphasizes precision, training provided, and opportunities to advance within AASHTO R18– CCRL frameworks as you gain proficiency in soils and concrete testing.