Asphalt Lab Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description

The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. (MSG) is a people focused, award-winning, full-service consulting firm that offers a wide array of services including civil and geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, planning, landscape architecture, agriculture, surveying and construction support.

Our talented staff of more than 450+ professionals deliver integrated planning, design, engineering and construction solutions to our clients from our offices throughout Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia and Alabama.

Due to MSG’s continued growth in our Construction Services Division, a new opening is available for an Asphalt Lab Technician.

This individual will be a consultant for ODOT District 3, 4, or 12.

Key Responsibilities

Technicians will work in a testing lab and will be responsible for the following ASTMA / AASHTO standards :

• AASHTO T209 - Maximum specific gravity of bituminous paving mixtures. (Rice test)
• ASTM D2726 - Bulk specific gravity and density of compacted bituminous mixtures. (Marshall pills and cores)
• ASTM D3203 - Percent air voids in compacted mixture.
• AASHTO T27 - Sieve analysis for fine and coarse aggregates. (Gradation)

Technicians may also be responsible for performing the following tests :

• AASHTO T248 - Reducing samples of aggregate to testing size.
• AASHTO T11 - Washing material finer than the #200 sieve.
• AASHTO T27 - Sieve analysis for fine and coarse aggregates.
• AASHTO T19 - Unit wt. and voids in aggregate.
• ASTM D5821 - Determining the percentage of fracture particles in coarse aggregate.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Level I & 2 Asphalt Concrete Certifications
• Level I & 2 Aggregate Certifications
• Must understand basic knowledge and operation of the NCAT ignition oven.
• ACI Concrete Strength Testing Certificate prefered

Pay & Benefits

• 401(k) w / company match
• Health insurance w / HSA option, Vision, Dental, Life
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Catalytic Coaching - Employees draft a development plan aimed at improving contributions in their current job and increasing the potential for other opportunities.

MSG is all about bringing out the best in people at work!

It is the policy of our company to follow equal employment opportunity procedures in compliance with federal, state and local criteria.

We will provide all applicants for employment, and all employees, with equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, arrest record, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, and / or any other protected classes covered by any local, state and federal laws.