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
Manufacturing Quits Up 7% in February As Hiring Growth Lags
Manufacturing Quits Up 7% in February As Hiring Growth Lags (Courtesy of Industry Week) -- According to the latest government data, 22,000 people quit their durable goods manufacturing jobs last month, a 13.3% increase over the previous month. The private economy...
Robert Dahlstrom: Trip up a ladder leads to drone epiphany
Robert Dahlstrom: Trip up a ladder leads to drone epiphany (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Robert Dahlstrom was on a ladder on top of scaffolding in 2014 putting a fresh coat of paint on his Florida Cape San Blas beach house, a job he’d done dozens of...
Jackie Rowland: Engineering company poised for expansion
Jackie Rowland: Engineering company poised for expansion (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- When Jackie Rowland and her business partner, Adam Russell, decided to leave their former employer and start a company, they had no clients because they had to...
Council to consider $1.2 million incentives request for new W.W. Gay headquarters
Council to consider $1.2 million incentives request for new W.W. Gay headquarters (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Florida Mechanical Systems Inc. has requested $1.2 million in city incentives to build a new headquarters for W.W. Gay Mechanical...
SG Blocks, Inc. to Build Manufacturing Campus in St. Marys, Georgia
SG Blocks, Inc. to Build Manufacturing Campus in St. Marys, Georgia (Courtesy of yahoo news) -- SG Blocks, Inc., a leading developer, designer, and fabricator of modular structures, announced today that the Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) has approved...
City Council OKs $200,000 grant for Nateen plant, HQ in Northwest Jacksonville
City Council OKs $200,000 grant for Nateen plant, HQ in Northwest Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The Jacksonville City Council approved a $200,000 grant Feb. 22 for Belgium-based health care products manufacturer Nateen to establish a U.S....
Meet Roben Faircloth the Manufacturing Industry Manager at CareerSource Northeast Florida since 2017.
Before joining CareerSource, she served as the Program Manager for the Florida TRADE Grant at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where she played a pivotal role in preparing students for careers in manufacturing and helping current industry employees enhance their skills.
Roben is an active member of the First Coast Manufacturers Association (FCMA), where she has held leadership roles as both chair and co-chair of the Workforce Committee during her nine-year tenure. She also serves on advisory boards for several educational institutions, including Florida State College at Jacksonville, St. John’s River State College, Frank H. Peterson High School, and St. Augustine High School, among others.
In her current role, Roben assists employers in upskilling their workforce by helping to offset the costs of qualified training through CareerSource NEFL’s Customized Training Program. Whether you’re interested in pursuing a career in manufacturing or looking to develop the skills of your current workforce,
Roben is here to help.
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