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
Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated
Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated (Courtesy of Industry Week) -- While job openings in the overall economy are falling, unfilled positions in manufacturing remain roughly stable. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the Department of...
Changes made to plans for FreezPak’s new Jacksonville facility
Changes made to plans for FreezPak’s new Jacksonville facility (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Last year, third-party food logistics company FreezPak Logistics, announced its 272,400-square-foot, temperature-controlled warehouse was set to break...
FlexCold to more than double in size
FlexCold to more than double in size (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- With a favorable Jacksonville City Council vote to increase a property tax refund, FlexCold LLC is more than doubling the size of its North Jacksonville cold-storage center at a...
Boeing unveils plans to end production of F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighter
Boeing unveils plans to end production of F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighter (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) said late last week it plans to end production in 2025 of one of the aircraft that is maintained in Jacksonville. The...
Danone North America to add new bottle production line in Jax
Danone North America to add new bottle production line in Jax (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Danone North America will add a new bottle production line to its existing facility in Jacksonville, creating dozens of jobs, the company said Wednesday....
Manufacturing Firms Net 19,000 New Hires as Unemployment Falls to Half-Century Low
Manufacturing Firms Net 19,000 New Hires as Unemployment Falls to Half-Century Low (Courtesy of Industry Week) -- Hiring jumped in the United States last month. The national unemployment rate dropped one tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%—a 54 year low, according to...
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