Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Career Path
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Advanced Manufacturing Industry – Earn Up
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Industry News and Updates
Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer Hermeus launches plans at Cecil Airport
Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer Hermeus launches plans at Cecil Airport (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Atlanta-based Hermeus Corp. broke ground Sept. 9 on its hypersonic engine test facility in West Jacksonville. The High Enthalpy Air-Breathing...
Holon makes it official: It will build autonomous vehicles in Jax
Holon makes it official: It will build autonomous vehicles in Jax (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- A German manufacturer of autonomous, electric shuttles officially announced its intention to build a production center in Jacksonville. Previously...
Malnove president says North Jacksonville expansion reflects industry growth
Malnove president says North Jacksonville expansion reflects industry growth (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Malnove Packaging Solutions President Dale Houck said July 10 the proposed expansion of the North Jacksonville manufacturing plant is for...
Boeing lands $264 million Navy contract for work in Jacksonville
Boeing lands $264 million Navy contract for work in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The U.S. Navy awarded a $264 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Boeing for work in...
JAA approves five-year lease for hypersonic aircraft manufacturer
JAA approves five-year lease for hypersonic aircraft manufacturer (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The Jacksonville Aviation Authority board unanimously approved a five-year lease agreement July 29 for hypersonic aircraft manufacturer Hermeus Corp. to...
Malnove president says North Jacksonville expansion reflects industry growth
Malnove president says North Jacksonville expansion reflects industry growth (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Malnove Packaging Solutions President Dale Houck said July 10 the proposed expansion of the North Jacksonville manufacturing plant is for...
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