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
IEM Manufacturing expanding in NorthPoint, adding 300 jobs
IEM Manufacturing expanding in NorthPoint, adding 300 jobs (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Industrial Electric Manufacturing, which designs and makes electrical distribution and control systems, is expanding into NorthPoint Building 7 in NorthPoint...
Incentives one step closer for Northwest Jacksonville food manufacturer
Incentives one step closer for Northwest Jacksonville food manufacturer (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- A global food manufacturer's request for $3.6 million in incentives related to an estimated $65 million Northwest Jacksonville facility...
Johnson & Johnson Vision launching more Jacksonville expansion
Johnson & Johnson Vision launching more Jacksonville expansion (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Johnson & Johnson Vision launched a $200 million expansion project this year of its Jacksonville contact lens facility that should take care of its...
Clay County considering incentives for $219 million IKO plant
Clay County considering incentives for $219 million IKO plant (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Clay County is considering incentives for a $219 million advanced manufacturing plant that makes roofing products. The county’s project summary does not...
More funds being infused into Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville industrial park
More funds being infused into Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville industrial park (Courtesy of The Center Square) -- More taxpayer money is being poured into the Cecil Commerce Center, an industrial park in the Jacksonville area, Gov. Ron DeSantis (pictured above...
Industrial squeeze: Why light manufacturing can’t get a foothold in St. Johns County
Industrial squeeze: Why light manufacturing can't get a foothold in St. Johns County (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The specific merits of Shee’s project on 92 acres in southern St. Johns County can be debated, but there’s no doubt that it...
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