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Industries health and well-being of each and every employee ,” Bill commented . “ If you take care of your employees , they will take care of your customers .”
“ We are also uncompromising in terms of our quality , service , and performance . We offer incentives for our employees and have paid a profit-sharing bonus to every employee for the past 27 quarters . Additionally , we have a loyalty bonus program . This bonus is paid at the end of each calendar year to all qualified employees . Our culture is based upon a processbased environment that is based on high quality , on-time products delivered to all of our customers .”
Paying it forward
JWF has received many awards from the community and customers . In 2023-2024 alone , JWF received the following : PA Business Central ’ s Top 100 People and Top 100 Organizations , Best Places to Work in PA , Pittsburgh Smart Business “ Smart 50 ” Honoree , JWF Defense Systems ’ BAE Systems ’ Combat Mission Systems Partner2Win “ AMPV Supplier of the Year ” Award and “ Silver Supplier , Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control ” “ Exceptional Small Business Performance ” Award , and VCI ’ s Regional Making A Difference award .
“ We embarked on a mission to be Employer of Choice , and that mission culminated with winning Best Places to Work in PA two years in a row . We are most proud of this award because it is our employees voting and is a result of our Enterprise Model fulfilling our strategy to be a Process-Based organization .”
JWF is proud to support local communities and recognizes the vital role the company plays in supporting its neighbors in need , contributing to local activities and organizations , and helping communities to thrive . “ When John and I were children ,” Bill shares , “ our father had an accident that put him out of work for many months and he virtually had no income to support his wife and nine children . This happened at Christmas time , and I remember someone in the community leaving toys and food on our porch . This really stuck with me , and I knew that at some point I would give back to the community to pay it forward .”
What started with the family helping to serve lunch on Christmas Day at a local community center gained momentum and led to Bill being a founding member and chairman of Johnstown ’ s “ Vision Together 2025 ” initiative , which has become a highly structured and efficient charitable operation , gaining investment and winning grants
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