Technician-Material

Role overview

Testing duties

• Test concrete, soil, asphalt, aggregates, and other construction materials for properties including moisture, consistency limits, particle density and distribution, and dry density.
• Conduct aggregate tests including sieve analysis, fines, silt content, relative density, water absorption, bulk density, moisture content, and Los Angeles abrasion.
• Conduct concrete mix design and tests for slump, fresh and hardened concrete density, cubes, and compressive strength.
• Test building stone for flexural strength, modulus of rupture, compressive strength, absorption, and bulk specific gravity.
• Conduct tests on steel, tiles, kerbstones, bituminous mixtures, and bitumen.

Laboratory operations and quality

• Follow relevant testing standards and procedures and carry out work efficiently with attention to quality.
• Notify the Lab Supervisor when sampling indicates a product quality failure; record results and compare them with applicable standards.
• Inform the Supervisor of equipment defects or breakdowns; monitor equipment operation, maintenance, and calibration.
• Keep the laboratory and equipment clean and orderly, dispose of laboratory waste properly, and use protective tools to meet safety requirements.
• Store and log samples, retrieve cylinders from field projects, and dispose of tested samples.
• Demonstrate customer service, integrity, and commitment to innovation and efficiency; undertake other duties assigned by management.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.

Requirements

• Carry out materials testing in accordance with relevant standards and procedures.
• Use appropriate protective tools and meet safety requirements.
• Maintain a quality-conscious and timely approach to testing.