Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Career Path
The Manufacturing Industry is a great place to work if you’re interested in well-paying jobs in a hands-on environment.
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Advanced Manufacturing Industry – Earn Up
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Industry News and Updates
Boeing laying off 30 workers in Jacksonville
Boeing laying off 30 workers in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- After announcing in October it would cut 10% of its global workforce, The Boeing Co. filed notices with the state saying it is laying off 141 workers in Florida, including 30...
Jacksonville firm pushes modular building as solution to delays
Jacksonville firm pushes modular building as solution to delays (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The term modular construction often signals images of metal, portable classrooms on the edge of school campuses or trailers on construction sites —...
Jacksonville plant that’s made millions of bottles for Anheuser-Busch will close
Jacksonville plant that's made millions of bottles for Anheuser-Busch will close (Courtesy of the Florida Times-Union) -- The Anchor Glass Container Corp. manufacturing plant on Huron Street is heading toward closure, ending a century-long run of glass...
UNF survey: Jacksonville manufacturing activity still slow
UNF survey: Jacksonville manufacturing activity still slow (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Manufacturing activity continued to contract in the Jacksonville area in October, according to a monthly survey by the University of North Florida’s Local...
St. Augustine metal supplier expands to Midwest
St. Augustine metal supplier expands to Midwest (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- St. Augustine-based Vested Metals, a raw material specialty steel and metals supplier announced an expansion recently. It opened a sales and service center in Fort...
Local Datilgator maker plans to start selling millions of units at Walmart
Local Datilgator maker plans to start selling millions of units at Walmart (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- In just four years, Jacksonville entrepreneurs Zack and Lauren Glenn of the Glenn Food Company have grown from local makers with...
Meet Roben Faircloth, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Manager
Roben Faircloth is the Manufacturing sector manager at CareerSource NEFL.
Roben is a native Floridian, born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Organizational Communications. Upon graduation, she taught English in Tokyo, Japan for three years.
Before joining CareerSource, Roben was the Program Manager for the Florida TRADE Grant at Florida State College at Jacksonville working to help students prepare to enter the field of manufacturing and help those employed in manufacturing, improve their skills. Florida State College, CareerSource, and First Coast Manufacturing partnered on this highly successful grant. Prior to working with the TRADE grant, she was an Enrollment Development Coordinator at FSCJ working with area high schools to introduce students to their post-secondary opportunities. She served on advisory boards for many area high schools including Peterson, Englewood, Forrest, and Wolfson.
Contact Roben for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in an Advanced Manufacturing career and need more information? Contact Roben at rfaircloth@careersourcenefl.com