Quality Control Associate

QC Associate

Fathom is one of the largest digital manufacturing platforms offering on-demand manufacturing in North America. With more than 90 large-platform industrial-grade 3D printing machines and a national footprint with more than 500,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity across 10 facilities, Fathom seamlessly blends in-house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, urethane casting, sheet metal fabrication, and design and engineering.

With over 50 years of industry experience, Fathom is at the forefront of the industry 4.0 digital manufacturing revolution serving clients in the technology, defense, aerospace, medical, automotive and IOT sectors. Fathom's extensive certifications include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 Design, ISO 13485:2016, AS9100:2016, NIST 800-171 and ITAR.

Position Summary:

The QC Associate will support the inspection activities at Fathom. They will also support Quality Management Systems activities as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work independently to accomplish visual and dimensional mechanical inspection processes with minimal supervision to the quality industry and department standards, while adhering to best safety practices.
• Work with external vendors for outsourcing quality inspection(s).
• Be able to read and interpret engineering level mechanical drawings.
• Be able to establish accept/reject criteria and revision status from engineering drawings.
• Be able to independently conduct first article and final inspection processes confirming compliance to specifications in fast paced environment.
• Identify and document non-conformance, initiate CAPAs.
• Notify appropriate personnel of potential rejection of products.
• Document inspection results by completing reports and logs, and correctly and carefully inputting data into the quality database.
• Accomplish inspection related tasks as directed by customer requirements, the quality department or upper management.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and other problem-solving activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all manufacturing departments.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Be a participant in team member training, internal audits.
• Perform other Quality Management System duties, as necessary.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• HS Diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree in relevant field or technical certification preferred
• 1-3 years related work experience
• Experience with MS Office & Adobe
• General knowledge of CAD software (Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks) is a plus
• Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings
• Familiarity with both metric and imperial until system
• Working knowledge and application of measuring tools/equipment (Eg. Caliper, micrometer)
• Working knowledge of inspection equipment required
• ASQ Certification is a plus
• Print reading and/ or GD&T training is a plus
• CMM Operations or knowledge is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Flexible, ability to work in a fast-pace team environment
• Able to manage sensitive and confidential information
• Must read and write English

What We Offer:

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Company paid for Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

Additional Benefits: Paid time off, Floating Holidays, Volunteer time off, and sick time off (depending on state of employment). 401k Plan

Employee Perks: Discounts on products and services.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled