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Associate Test Technician

Element Materials Technology

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Compensation
$23–26/hr
Location
Huntington Beach, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Element Materials Technology seeks an Associate Test Technician for its laboratory operations team. The technician performs routine and non-routine testing assignments under direct supervision, supporting timely and accurate results. The role involves preparing specimens, conducting tests to customer specifications, recording data, and maintaining test fixtures and laboratory equipment. The stated salary is $23–$26 per hour, depending on experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Laboratory Safety, nice to haveTesting Concepts, nice to haveComputer Skills, nice to haveAlgebra and Geometry, nice to haveStanding for Long Periods, nice to haveLifting 50+ Lbs, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, nice to have0-2 Years Testing Experience, nice to haveCollege or Vocational Coursework, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for an Associate Test Technician to join our rapidly expanding team. As a member of the operations team in one of the various laboratories across Element, the Associate Test Technician position performs a variety of routine and non-routine testing assignments within the department assigned and insures timely and accurate test results under direct supervision. The technician positions must be proficient in a number of core business skills including but not limited to compliance to established safety rules, code of conduct, and company policies and procedures.

Salary: $23- $26/hr DOE

Responsibilities

  • Prepare material specimens for testing

  • Perform tests as directed by customer specifications

  • Operate under the supervision of a more senior test technician and/or a Department Manager

  • Gather and record test data

  • Construct and maintain various test fixtures and other laboratory equipment

Skills / Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of laboratory safety

  • HS diploma or GED certificate preferred. College or vocational school coursework welcomed

  • 0-2 years’ experience in a testing related field

  • Basic understanding of testing concepts

  • Possess computer skills.

  • Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry a plus

Physical Demands:

  • Frequency of required physical force: Minimum (moderate).

  • Lifting requirements: lifting <50 lbs. often and > 50 lbs. on occasion

  • Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time

  • Ability to lift 50+lbs periodically

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

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Job Locations US-CA-Huntington Beach

ID 2026-20352

How this job compares

Set against the 691 open Test Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23–26/hr
  • California median$30–43/hr91 hourly ranges
  • US median$28–36/hr323 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $24.50/hr, is 35% below the California median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Test Technician hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 128 open Test Technician jobs in California and 691 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Test Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (485 postings).
Education
3 of the 691 open Test Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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