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Location: Burnaby, BC

We are looking for a Production Assistant who will join our team on a temporary project basis. If you are a detail-oriented team player looking to gain some technical production experience, this may be the right fit for you. Reporting to the Production Manager, your core responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Gathering data and analytics for time studies from the Production department
• Update product information into ERP system
• Research and put together a Product Manual for the Production facility. Work with team members to gather information about products, and document how the products are made
• Develop a Quality Standards Booklet
• Other ad hoc projects as required

What YOU BRING to Watson Gloves:

• Relevant education/courses taken in Operations Management or Production Management. Preference is given to applicants with relevant technical diploma
• Operations aptitude with some experience in a production/manufacturing/industrial environment
• Commitment to quality and a high attention to detail
• Solid communication skills

What we OFFER:

• Competitive hourly wage
• Excellent opportunity to enhance and build your career portfolio within Production/Operations

Our VALUES:

• Family Spirit: we support each other and we work as a team
• Integrity: we deliver on our promises every single day
• Fun: we work hard and play hard
• Authentic: we are true to who we are and what we do

A little about WATSON GLOVES:

Based in Burnaby, B.C, Watson Gloves is a family-owned company that has been in business for 99 years with additional locations in Calgary and Mississauga.  With an extensive importing portfolio, we are also one of the few remaining glove manufacturers in Canada.

Please email your Resume along with a Cover Letter as to why you would be a fit for this position to jobs@watsongloves.com.  Please, no calls. Thank you for your interest in Watson Gloves! Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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It is with profound regret that we note the death of our friend and colleague Harry Hargreaves (1934-2017).
His stories, jokes and friendship will be missed, as will his outstanding karaoke rendition of New York, New York.
Harry was indeed a true character, he lit up the room. He will be missed by the Watson Glove family.

In January 2016 the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) introduced a new standard called the ANSI/ISEA 105. The goal for updating this standard was to create consistency between ANSI and EN388 methods as well as to account of the recent advances in cut resistant yarns and technologies. The European Norm (EN) standard is still in the revision process and will be released later in 2016.

What are the changes that are being made to the 2016 Cut Resistance standards?

• Both ANSI & EN 388 standards will now be required to measure cut resistance using the same machine: the TDM-100 machine
• The new 2016 ANSI cut test standard is called ASTM F2992-15
• In the 2016 En388 standard, it will be required that the EN ISO 13997 must also referenced on the En388 score as it
also uses the TDM-100 Machine

Because both the new ANSI F2992-15 cut test method and EN ISO 13997 use the TDM-100 machines,
their scores now will roughly correlate as you can see illustrated in the chart below.

The 2016 Cut Resistance Ratings System

The 2016 revision of the ANSI/ISEA 105 standard is a more expanded level of classification of cut resistance:
• The ANSI ASTM F2992-15 cut test method will feature 9 levels of cut resistance: A1-A9 with smaller increments
between levels
• Additional levels have also been added to the higher end of the cut resistance scale to account for new cut resistant materials and technologies coming on to the market.

For the EN 388 cut test ratings, both the Coup Test cut score and ISO 13997 rating will be required to be represented on the En 388 score
• The new ISO 13997 rating will be represented by the letters A-F at the end of the score
• The current Coup Test ratings of 1-5 will remain for now
• The European norm EN 388 standard is in the revision process and will be released in 2016

New EN 388 and ANSI Shields:

2016 EN388 Pictogram:
The new EN 388 rating will be scored from (A-F)

2016 ANSI F2992-15 Icon:
The new ANSI ratings will be scored from A1-A9

How Watson Gloves are changing

As leaders in the industry, most of the gloves in the Watson cut resistant line have already been tested in accordance to the new 2016 ANSI F2992-15 and ISO 13997 standards using the TDM-100 machine. In fact, 90% our cut resistant gloves have been compliant with this standard since 2011.
Over the next few months, we will start to transition the glove markings on our products to represent these new standards. To make the transition easier for you, our glove markings will for now include the old ANSI rating as well as the new rating shown below. The new EN388 TDM cut test will not be on our glove markings until the standard has been released which is set for the end of 2016.

All of our marketing material as well as our website have been updated to reflect the new ANSI scores for easy reference.

Our trained sales team are here to help you make informed decisions when selecting the proper cut resistant gloves.
Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any questions.

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We here at Watson Gloves have just completed our 2015 fiscal year end and are proudly into our 97^th year of successful glove manufacturing and distribution. For fiscal year 2016, our corporate agenda is to strive for 100% accuracy in all of our various departments. Our goal is to deliver to you, our valued customer, an unparalleled experience when dealing with us.  We have introduced matrixes and measurement tools internally to ensure that we are doing it right to meet your expectations. You deserve the very best from every facet of our organization.  We appreciate that you have chosen to do business with us and we will not let you down.

Our mantra for fiscal 2016 comes from Brandon Webb.  He is an innovative US Navy Seal trainer/instructor and CEO of Force 12 media: “In times of difficulty your team doesn’t rise to the task but rather sinks to its level of training”.

Thank you for your continuous support over the past 97 years.  We will live up to our corporate agenda,
you have my word on it.

Marty Moore

Wow! Thank you everyone for the tremendous effort and hard work over the past few months. At our last AGM the word momentum was mentioned and how important it is in our growth strategy. Well with the results we’ve seen in 2014, we have momentum baby! Watson is growing rapidly and it is thanks to the effort put in by all members of the team. Don’t take my word for it look at these numbers:

• Averaged double digit growth year over year for the last 5 years
• September was our largest shipping month ever in our 96 year history. Which included 823 orders shipped in one day! Also a Watson record
• 2500 SKU with 2000 of those on hand
• Over one hundred thousand square feet of warehouse space in three locations across Canada to serve our 2652 active accounts (and growing)

All of this couldn’t have happened without our dedicated staff. The Watson family has grown and grown, to 134 employees across three branches. With twenty five office staff to keep this place humming. Thirty plus in our sale and marketing team to serve our customers country wide. Over forty fine folks in the warehouse breaking records.

And our factory which is on fire (not literally) with 24 sewers and a team that is 40 strong, pumping out some of the finest Canadian made gloves around. The factory has seen an 18% increase in output over the last year producing an average of 583 gloves a day. The factory has also seen heavy investment for its future with 60% of the equipment having been upgraded or replaced.

Momentum is on our side lets keep it that way.

“The Watson experience means striving to supply perfect quality products and services and cuts across all facets of the organization. Hats off to the crazy ones, the ones who see things differently, and the ones who get it. At Watson we get it, and so do our customers”

Marty Moore

Watson Gloves has just completed it’s fiscal year end and is well into it’s 96th year of successful glove manufacturing and distribution. I would like to pass on a heartfelt thanks to our fantastic staff, their families, our suppliers and our loyal customers. Working daily with our staff and customers reminded me of an article in Fortune Magazine where they interviewed great leaders from the past 20 years. One quote that stood out in particular was from the Four Star General Joe Dunford, leader of the Nato Coalition in Afghanistan. He was asked what he felt were the three rules to success and dynamic leadership. He replied by saying that the first rule would be “surround yourself with good people”. As for the second and third rule, Dunford said that “over the years he had forgotton the other two”.

These are great words to live by and an article I won’t forget.

Thanks everyone for another great year.

Sincerely,
Martin Moore
President – Watson Gloves