Scrap Auditor

About the Company

Flex-N-Gate is a major automotive components manufacturer and supplier, and it was recently listed 10th among the top 150 North American suppliers in Automotive News. The business is expanding and offers a strong environment for motivated, skilled professionals.

Role Overview

The Scrap Auditor plays a key part in improving scrap performance across the plant. This position helps educate other teams on reducing scrap, identifies the root causes behind scrap generation, and supports actions that lower scrap-related costs.

Core Strengths Needed

• Strong customer orientation and service mindset
• Clear verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage pressure and maintain energy
• Effective collaboration and teamwork
• Sound problem-solving ability
• Good time management
• Creative, innovative thinking
• Commitment to continuous learning and development
• Research and analytical thinking
• Judgment and decision-making
• Consultative approach
• Planning and organizing skills
• Comfort with numbers and data interpretation
• Reliability, accountability, and dependability
• Ethical conduct and integrity

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare scrap reports and keep track of scrap trends.
• Share scrap-related information with both internal and external vendors.
• Lead continuous-improvement efforts across departments to help meet scrap-reduction targets for Flex-N-Gate facilities, internal teams, and vendors.
• Own and oversee RMA and chargeback activities, making sure charges are submitted on time and receipts are followed up with accounting.
• Work with vendor representatives to oversee sorting, quality concerns, disposition decisions, and on-site sort work, while helping improve supplier performance.
• Coordinate internally with Materials, Production, Quality, and Engineering, and track scrap costs linked to each department.
• Manage finesse, repair, and teardown activities, including tracking and follow-up.
• Complete CMS system entries, ensure all holds are communicated, make sure transactions are finished, and confirm materials are properly disposed of and returned to vendors on time.
• Monitor the plant floor to verify that disposition-related entries are accurate.
• Help prevent parts from aging on the plant floor.
• Track non-conforming product, identify the responsible owners, and drive disposition to closure.
• Train finesse team members.
• Handle open issues with the vendor base and work closely with Quality, Engineering, and Materials teams to push supplier improvement.

Required Qualifications

• An associate degree, or an equivalent two-year college or technical school background, is preferred; alternatively, two to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent mix of education and experience, will be considered.
• Practical understanding of OEM quality expectations for painted plastics, molded products, and chrome-plated parts.
• Prior quality experience and supervisory exposure are preferred.
• Basic knowledge of SPC and tooling for collecting variable and qualitative data is an advantage.
• Knowledge of IATF standards is considered a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription drug, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• RRSP retirement savings plan.
• Extensive safety training, onboarding for new hires, ongoing learning and development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Flex-N-Gate is an equal opportunity employer and follows the Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA requirements.

Workplace Details

This is a full-time onsite role based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.